How Smooth spent his Sunday

-today was our monthly rosary for my grandfather ... one of the songs that I uploaded on the jPod today really struck a chord with me and brought thoughts of him front and center ... Can't Cry Hard Enough by the Williams Brothers ... time has passed and looking back on the events 8 months ago, I have to say it really took something out of me ... more than I expected when it first happened ... the resiliency of the human spirit is truly a wonder, but it's truly our experiences that shape who we are as people ...

-being with familia is always nice, especially my young nieces and nephews ...

-everyone in my family seems to have a planned vacation in their near futures, with the exception of myself of course ... could really use one to be honest, just to break this state of monotony that I'm currently in ... there's just something about getting away, for me it always seems to have some sort of healing/rejuvenating power ... My Uncle Rev and his family are already in Las Vegas and will be spending some time with Zona and Uncle Shark ... my parents are off to Cuba this week ... I was telling Proph the other day, that I wouldn't mind spending 4-5 months in the Philippines and 1 month in Phoenix/Vegas ...

-As I mentioned, I uploaded a library of songs to the jPod, from multiple sources (cousin's iTunes, uncle's flashdrive, old CD's that I stumbled across) ... my library has quadrupled since my initial upload ... much of the music I uploaded today was 80's music, hence the jPod tracks on the left column ... it's really amazing how one song can bring back a whole wave of experiences from day's past ...

-Temperatures are really on the mild side ... I even managed to go out in my shorts today to run some ball ... rusty as I fully expected ... with my workouts and diet as of late, I have so much more energy ... well duh, that should be expected ...

-I started thinking about my birthday this year, which is strange, because in year's past I've almost forgotten it ... my major purchase for my birthday last year was the iPod, something which really has become another appendage ... I'm thinking this year for my birthday, I'll get myself a Blackberry (yes, I've chosen it over the iPhone) ...

-overall, today was simple and I'm hoping for more days like these ...

Peace!

~J-Smooth~