After two long hard days of work it already seems as if the Goodboys Invitational weekend was a month ago, but the shine of that weekend and all its fun and reindeer games hasn’t worn off just yet.

A big thanks to Vic Cugini for his fabulous five-part series on my old band Top Priority. Haven’t yet seen any big money tossed our way for a reunion tour or a movie deal, but I figure that can’t be far behind. Now if we can only get the Kittyhawk Productions & Top Priority store up and running for his book, T-shirts, and CDs we’ll be all set!

Our new rabbit Cosmo seems to be starting to settle in pretty well. As a two year old, he’s full of bunny adolescence and enthusiasm, and we’ve learned he has quite an ability to jump – over cages, on tables, and 2-ft. dances and spins in the air. He’s quite the character, and Marble Jr. (our oldest rabbit and a female, no less!) would love to try and rip him to pieces. So much for bunny love!

Glad to see the heat has subsided a bit around here – since we’ve entered the monsoon season, the bright blue skies of June and early July have given way to afternoon clouds and the occasional dust storm, thundershower, or brief passing of rain. The temps have dropped into the upper 90s, but the humidity’s around 60 percent, so you can’t win.

I’m reading a great book, The Worst Hard Time, by Timothy Egan, all about the people and land that suffered through the incredible “Dust Bowl” years of the Great Depression. You want to talk about character and an amazing willingness to persevere in the worst possible conditions, this book serves as a reminder of a hardy and stubborn American character that is a long way, indeed, from the soft, whiny, coarse, and narcissistic culture our modern society has become. Certainly things are better for everyone, and no one would ever want to return back to those days, but I can’t help but feel that somewhere along the way, amidst all the progress and prosperity, we’ve not only lost our way, but a part of our collective soul and identity as well. It’s a wonderful book, and one I’d highly recommend.