Raleigh

Basketball rivalries are huge here. Today I'm at Tobacco Road for a
UNC/NC State basketball game. Coming from a market where professional
sports rule, it's strange to end up somewhere that revolves around
collegiate sports. Different energy, different fans and a new reason
to spend a Saturday afternoon at a bar.

Unemployment media is everywhere.... time to switch it off.

Switch on the TV: Job cuts, budget deficits, highest percentages ever

Go on the internet: Drudge Report, Twitter, even Facebook is becoming a debby downer now.

Ok folks, we're in a recession. They made it "official" in December of 2008 (as if being in one for all of the previous year wasn't official enough) and since then, it's been one depressing moment after another.  I have Time Warner cable now, and when you switch on your cable box, the first channel it takes you to is the local NBC 24 news channel.  I think in the past week, every time I switch on and that channel comes up, the same story is being repeated, over and over again.  

Look, it's obvious that this is real and cannot be avoided.  I'm not saying we should hide from it, or shouldn't worry, but I think everyone could use a bit of a break from the doom and gloom.  Some of us are living in it, some of us are living in fear that we're next, but none of us need the constant reminder.

Watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, relax for a little while, and maybe put it on mute just in case...

"Happiness is different from pleasure.  Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing."

Welcome to the World....

Here it is, my official blog.  The flow of this will be a work in progress, but I'll get there.  I'm going to talk about music, new gadgets and gizmos, my obsession with my dog Dexter, and most importantly, my new journey in life. 

For the past 8 years, I have worked in the music industry.  For some, it looked like the experience of a lifetime, and for those of us who have been it, well, it's a different story all together, but that's not what this is about.  Now, I'm in Raleigh, NC, in the midst of a recession, trying to start a new career.  Challenging is an understatement, but I'm here now, so it's up to me to make the best of it and keep my head above water.

Things going on this year:

• Relocate
• New career
• Turning 30
• Getting married
• Best man in a wedding the weekend after mine

As you can see, not a whole lot going on....  

Stay tuned, more to come, lots of ramblings, video links, toys I can't afford, and my input on music you should be checking out.