"Don't Be Cynical"

In his farewell speech on his last Tonight Show a few weeks ago, Conan O'Brien (the class guy that he is) pleaded to his audience not to cynical. I'll admit, I'm a cynical person and over the last year, I have tried to make a conscious effort to not be as cynical. Sometimes I think it gets the best of me and keeps me enjoying life to the fullest.

But first the recall and then I read articles like this about a company that I always thought was a good company, how can I not be cynical? Should we just stop reading/watching the news? If we did that, then my good buddy Chris would be out of a job and the crooks, I mean politicians, would win.

I've lost my faith in both state and federal Govt; I think it is broken, so until it is fixed, I may not participate (i.e. voting). So maybe I should go one giant step further and not even watch the news (of course, I would still click a few times a day on WNYT.com just to keep Chris's numbers up).

What do I do?

Happy Birthday Charlotte

Another birthday at the Hull House. This time it's Charlotte's turn. I can't believe our little peanut is 4. A few weeks ago we had a big party for Charlotte and Maeve with family and friends, but tonight it was just the 5 of us. We had Charlotte's favorite dish, Mac & Cheese (The real homemade stuff, not the box crap), and then brownies followed by presents. Chris and I gave her a scooter and some other little stuff. I think we struck gold with the scooter, because before Charlotte went to bed, she asked where her scooter was. I think she would had took it to bed if she could.