Hot, Humid and Happenin

Yes, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Well, I just haven’t been feeling very chatty. Besides, there really isn’t a whole heck of a lot going on in Baseball and I haven’t done a hypnosis show since December 20^th and don’t have one on the schedule right now until March 3^rd.

But American Idol did start again, the Bachelor is back on and I got a puppy so there are some things to say.

American Idol did feature a baseball player on its opening night though. Former St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Joe Magrane has a daughter who passed her audition and helped provide an awkward moment on the show.
Shannon Magrane, 15 years old and 6 feet tall entered the judges chambers in Atlanta and shortly thereafter brought her family in with her including her dad who currently works for the MLB Network. After busting out her song Idol judge and former rocker Steven Tyler said its “hot, humid and happenin, just like your daughter.”

It was too funny. I wondered for a moment if her father was going to throw a water bottle or something at 90 mph towards him, but he sucked it up and didn’t say a word. After all, his daughter was moving on to Hollywood. Everyone, even a former MLB player, can be bought.

I watch the Bachelor because I like to make fun of all of the desperate women who try to find love on a TV show. I do envy, however, every single dude that gets to play the Bachelor. He has 25 women at his feet and he knows pretty much that they all want him. This season the guy who is the Bachelor has a bumper crop of women though and I do like to try to predict who will be in the final four.
If you watch this show I’ll mention my final five. I’m having a tough time chopping down the last one because he is a self-professed fan of brunettes and the best one there is a blond.
So here it goes briefly…Courtney, Kacie B, Casey S, Emily and Nicki.

I hadn’t really been looking for a new dog yet but had been casually searching for Golden Retrievers online when I sent a link to some to a friend of mine to see. They were pure-bred dogs and I really was just window shopping. He wrote back and said, “don’t go that route, rescue a dog,” and sent me a link to Petfinders.com and a page which had Goldens on it. I immediately saw the cutest little puppy face I had seen in quite some time and saw that she was mixed with Siberian Husky, a breed I also favor.
I instantly sent a note and after a few notes back and forth I drove down to W. Virginia two days later to get her. I have named her Sasha. She has her own Facebook page already (Sasha Manlove) and since business is basically non-existent right now I have plenty of time to house train her and begin obedience training.

The move was a great one for me. The three months since my last dog Brother died was the longest that I have been without a pet since I can remember. It’s been lonely in here and now I am feeling a little better with her in the house.

That’s about all that I wanted to say except that I am doing a public show in Delaware for the first time this coming March 9^th at St. Marks HS in Wilmington. If you are interested in seeing my show just head over to www.firststatehypnosis.com for more details.

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