I am back from Spring Break...rested, relaxed and just as happy as can be!

The child returned from RDB's house with 9 of her fingers in tact so I can't complain. I mean, I COULD complain but...whatever.

I had such grand visions of going shopping in LA or NY, hitting AC or Vegas - yet, nothing panned out. So I stayed home. I DID however, go to the first and second round of the NCAA tourney and that was fun. Almost seeing Duke lose in the first round...whooooo-hooooo....THAT was excitement!!!

There's really not that much to talk about at the moment. I figured since I had a break, I would check in...

LATER!

Ahhhh, springtime...

Welcome, tourists! Welcome, cherry blossoms! Welcome, bus loads of children from Montana or wherever your from!

NOW SCRAM! Just kidding! You can visit but damn, do you have to clog up the food court at the shops between 11 and 3? I worker just wants some grub! Sheeeshh...

I am in a pretty pleasant mood. I am getting a raise and a bonus this week so that leaves the mrs. looking forward to a spring shopping trip, a day at the spa, and maybe a couple of days in a gambling spot. Whooooo-hooo. What's not to be happy about?

Kids? I am bout to spring break my damn self! I'm sendin the little one to DC for a week to live in poverty with RDB and hopefully she comes back roach-free and grateful for her own bed. A tough lesson to learn, but tis life!

Have I ever mentioned that I was writing a screenplay? Probably not since its the same damn screenplay I've been working on for the last ten years...

Anyways, when I was in college, I really excelled at a creative writing class. I decided that I wanted to write a novel. And then I changed my mind and wanted to write a screenplay. I went back and forth with this for a while until I really decided that the screenplay was the way to go. I did an outline and created character descriptions, etc. And then...nothing. I have a great story but finished...no! Long, long way from being complete.

I now just look at it as another one of my undone projects. Its a shame though, cuz I look at the Matt Damons/Ben Afflecks of the world and wonder if I have the next Oscar worthy story sitting around the house. I mean, of all the unlikely candidates at Oscar time - its always the indie story that surprises the Hollywood big-wigs. Look at the movie Juno. Its like "Who knew?" Maybe one day...

So, it is safe to say that you will NOT being hearing from me next week. I swear, I'm rollin the hell outta this town...

Well, my show The Wire ended last night and I am already suffering from Wire withdrawl. I won't get too deep into the details of the last episode, but with all credit to David Simon and Ed Burns - that show was the shit!

I have watched other Baltimore based shows and movies, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Corner (both by Simon) and some indie films (the straight to DVD kind). The Wire, it must be said, got it right. Yeah, I have heard, "Oh, this season is too slow" "Who cares about the docks?" blah, blah, blah....

If you want violence for absolutely no reason, watch the news! If you don't see how the second season plays into the series, then you may have missed the point of the last five years!

I am not going to lie, I started watching for Idris Elba and Wood Harris. I didn't even get hooked until last Christmas, if you remember. But man, that show had me from the first episode til the last. I kept watching after Avon went to jail. I was still glued when Stringer was gunned down. Heck, I don't even think that I was all that surprised when Omar and Snoop got dropped they way they did. Because The Wire was less about drug dealing and more about the criminal enterprise of it ALL. And if you don't think that touches city halls, police stations, and newspapers around the country, than you aren't living in America, folks.

The Wire, if digested properly, opens your eyes to things you know happen but wish they didn't.

So thanks, David Simon and Ed Burns, the cast, crew and all involved with the Wire. Not only did you do a great service for your viewers but for regular citizens like me. I signed me and my daughter up to volunteer and plant trees around Baltimore with the Parks and Recreation, through the Ella Fund.