” I Love New York “

Hi Family,

It’s kind of congested in New York City right now. For some strange reason we just can’t get out of the habit of doing everything at the last minute. The overall vibe that I’ve been getting around the city has been mixed. The usual

holiday spirit that I’ve felt in the past is absent this year. I feel kind of bad myself because this is probably the first time in eleven years that I didn’t put up a tree for the kids. I felt really embarrassed when I walked in today and

they had lights on the giant tropical plant. My daughter said:”Daddy this is the first year you broke tradition”. Kids please forgive me I was just too damned tired. I was also feeling the affects of being single. Being single around

Christmas time is the worst. I mean what could be better than having your women in some Victoria Secret under the fireplace on Christmas Eve . Maybe a nice glass of wine and a back message as we listen to the Temptations

“Silent Night”. Okay I’ll stop hallucinating, I didn’t even come close this year but I did manage to get the gifts. I also decided to make a special batch of Poppa Step “collard greens”. As I write this blog the smell of the collard greens

permeates the air. I’ve had two recent request for my collard green recipe but have decided to keep it a secret. Only God knows if I’ll need to sell the recipe to stay out of debt.

Speaking of debt, as we enjoy the holidays lets not lose sight of the trails and tribulations that lay ahead. A national debt of seventeen trillion dollars and climbing. The president is closing in on the passage

of the Health care bill. The house democrats and the senate democrats each have different versions of the bill. They must reach common ground in order to gain passage of the bill. From my viewpoint it looks like this package is being

put together too quickly. I don’t honestly think it’s possible to effectively tackle a war, bad economy, and health care bill all within one year. One area will be lacking. This health care bill needs to be looked at more closely. I’m afraid

it’s being stuffed down the throats of the American public and somewhere down the road we’re all going to pay. A good analogy would be like buying a new car that’s been on the market for one year. Five years later there’s a recall for

defective seat belts. This is the situation we may find ourselves in with this bill. I find it mighty peculiar that some of the senators received perks for their states just for a vote. Did they vote for passage because the bill was good for

Americans or because of the perks? Obviously it’s not good for New York because the Mayor and Governor are up in arms. The city can not stand another billion dollar bill and that’s exactly what will happen if this bill is passed.

The President, Democrats and Republicans need to take their time and get this right. They need to stop playing Russian roulette with the lives of the American public.

While were on the subject of New York lets be thankful that the snow is over for now. It wrecked havoc on the tri-state area earlier in the week. The usual nightmares occurred. People stuck on trains

and planes for hours, mass cancellations at the airports. Jay Z and Alicia talk about a concrete jungle where dreams are made of in their hit “Empire State of Mind”. What they didn’t talk about was how this city is almost becoming

unlivable. Please don’t get me wrong like Frank said “I love New York”, but the truth is the truth. They just did a survey about the tri-state area. The survey says that we could be the most trifling place in the country.  I wish I could

dispute that and totally disagree but I can’t. Yes New York has a bunch of really cool people but it has its fair share of idiots too. I would never mislead my blog readers into believing that New York is a total euphoria. Just look at this

despicable incident this week. Two EMS workers refusing to assist a pregnant young lady because they were on break. Mother and child both deceased. Does it get any more trifling than that ? Now both workers could be facing criminal

charges. There was another incident with an assistant producer at one of the major radio stations. Mugged and punched while he slept on the train. Torn ligaments and fractured wrist. I seriously wonder where his mind was if he

thought he could sleep on a train in New York and wake up in tact. Lets not forget the two female teachers that were caught butt naked in a Brooklyn High School a few weeks ago. The weird thing about that incident is that they both

could be mistaken as quote unquote role models by looking at the photos. What other city in the country would allow a teacher to be butt naked in the classroom and still have a job after. Ironically that could be a good reason to come to

New York. The city that never sleeps. In spite of all its woes I’m still here right in the belly of the beast. I’ve seen many people come and go but I refuse to leave. “I Love New York”

This has really been a good year and I was very glad to make some new friends around the world. I appreciate everyone that has taken time to read this blog and send a comment. We had a request from

Amsterdam to follow on twitter so we will be posting our twitter info after the new year. Shout Outs to all the states across the country that have been checking in especially Texas. Thanks to everyone that attended the X-Mas

party. Big-ups To Jill Criscuolo on her new single and T.V. pilot. Comedian Bill Bellamy always a pleasure to see you. Look forward to sharing some more thoughts soon……..Peace and Blessings