July 25: Back In the Saddle Again!

Good morning, faithful reader.

Yes, I'm back in the saddle again.  Back at work.  Back at the computer.  Back at writing a new poem.  Back at sending some poems out for publication.  Back at sucking down Diet Mountain Dew to stay awake.  Back at the old Saint Marty grind.

I just read the news on Google about the death of Amy Winehouse.  While her death doesn't come as any huge surprise, it still fills me with sadness.  She had so much talent.  We've seen it so many times:  famous people bent on self-destruction.  Having dealt with addicts in my life, I can say that there is nothing worse than watching people you care about and love slowly (or quickly) destroy their lives.  We all have to keep in mind that this is not just the case of another rock-star-overdose death.  Amy Winehouse was a real person, with real, human problems.  She had a mother, father, family.  Let's all send a few prayers their way today, and let's say a few prayers for everyone dealing with addictions of any kind.  It ain't easy, folks.

Saint Marty needs to get to work.