Life’s a Gamble, Step Up and Place Your Bets; I Drift Through Space, Then Make My Escape on Through the ‘Net

Tuesday. Sorry for the no post again yesterday. I am still really busy here at work lately and there still seems to be no signs of letting up. The increased sales volume for this time of year has resulted in a huge stack of sales orders sitting on my desk just waiting for my approval. Even though I am diligently working through them, as soon as one is gone another handful come in. On top of all that, I am really pushing on collections this month. Although I still have a long ways to go, I did get the good news yesterday that the customer finally scheduled to pay $182k worth of invoices on one of my accounts. It may just be a drop in the bucket when looking at my total base, but it at least gives me something to go back to the Big Boss Lady with to show her that I don't just sit here and blog all day, every once in awhile I do actually get some stuff done...

I listened to some new music today. Well, new music for me and the blog. This album has actually been out for a while, but I just now got my hands on it. In following up with last week's Roots review of The Tipping Point, I decided to check out another one of their releases, Things Fall Apart. Now, I liked The Tipping Point, but I liked Things Fall Apart much better. It had more of a jazz/funk vibe to the music, which complimented the hip-hop beats and lyrics excellently. Guest artists the likes of Mos Def and Erykah Badu that add a lot of flavor to this album as well. What really shines for me is the Root's true music ability. These guys don’t just rhyme over old samples. This is a real band that plays real instruments and plays them well. Those who try to discount rap by claiming "it's not really music" would do a service to themselves by checking this one out. It just might spark a conversion or two...

(Sass – I’m going to check out Brand New Second Hand for sure now, I’ll let you know what I think)

Finally, on a more personal note, today marks the Mrs. and I's wedding anniversary. Nine years and two kids later she has still stuck with me. Thanks, babe. Happy anniversary.