I am SO excited to soon be holding that little black squirmy body, and smell puppy breath. He'll be just three days short of his third month, and I know he's had the best of fun with his litter mates. No one I know is more dedicated to the welfare of her charges than Mrs1885, God bless her.

Zugor is coordinating the transport north, and I am not certain how it's going, but I know it's in good hands. We've got all his puppy things ready for him, including his Frontline.

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On our drive here to Cambria, NY we listened to a podcast from Reverend Hamilton, of Kansas City's UMC. As I listened, I realized that I, too, have been a little filled with myself. I've given unsolicited advice to others, when my own life was not exactly trouble free. I've thought myself more capable, better looking, and even smug when pretending to be attentive to others. OMG, have I got some work to do!

On the other hand, thank God I could receive the message. I think I will look...

Here's a Live recording of me reading from my book "Oasis Of Love" at Poets Express .
Poets Express – Eric Rhodes' live set – Free listening at Last.fm

More information on the poetry book "Oasis of Love" can be found at Oasis of Love

Following a global sell of equities yesterday, mortgage backed securities moved into a range that they have not visited for quite some time. MBS opened up much higher and appeared to be set for a major face melting rally as our own stock market opened much lower. As stocks continued to move lower throughout the day, the much anticipated rally in MBS never happened. By day’s end, the stock market posted a 2% decline while MBS closed just below opening levels never straying from a fairly tight trading...

In what has become shocking to some while others only considered it a matter of time, the 'Big Grin' emoticon was arrested at the airport yesterday with several pounds of crack-cocaine in his luggage.

TSA officials at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) found the drugs while doing a routine strip search and examination of his personal belongings.

Officials first became astute to Mr. Big Grin when they noticed he had a huge smile constantly plastered on his...