I do two hours of radio every weekday on KFH (98.7 FM, 1240 AM). I write a newspaper column. I talk about myself to the point where talking about myself becomes awkward.
For the most part, I live a quiet life. I don’t get out and about all that much and when I do it’s around people I know well and enjoy. I hang out a lot at Side Pockets because I like the people there.
Connie sent me an e-mail telling me how disappointed she was when she opened up my blog on Kansas.com on an almost daily basis and found little there that was updated. I have not done a good job with this blog and I know that. You want my deepest, darkest secrets? You want me to be funny? You want me to write about my long career at The Eagle and the fact that, for the past couple of weeks or so I’ve been wondering about whether this is all there is?
As my good friends are prone to tell me, I have one of the best jobs imaginable. And I do. I love sports and I love writing. I have also grown to love radio. So when I feel like this, like there should be more, it creates a sizable amount of guilt. What could I possibly complain about?
Oh, I also have a son who is getting to experience a great summer in Atlanta, covering the Braves for MLB.com. He loves it. He inherited my passion for baseball, which I inherited from my father. I can’t tell you how rewarding that is.
I’m sure this is just a lull, created by the suddenness of not having as much to write about. When Wichita State’s baseball season ended a couple of weeks ago the local sports merry-go-round came to a standstill. I was ready for a break, but now that I’m in one I’m ready for something to happen.
Doesn’t make sense, I know. I’m going on vacation in a couple of weeks and getting away will be good. Planning a trip through the Dakotas and into Montana and Idaho. Then swinging down through Wyoming. I’m really looking forward to some time away from here and I’m only going to turn on my cell phone once a day, just to check messages.
I do appreciate all of you who come to this blog and I again _ AGAIN _ vow to do a better job of keeping it gassed up.