It's good to be King. Err..., I mean back!

"One small step for mankind. One giant leap for me!"

And just so you know, I like purple, no matter what color it is!

It is the color of Royalty!

It is the color of Passion!

And as my mother's maiden name is King, it is soooo me!

I mean, I could do that whole "Off with their heads!" thing in my sleep!

Wait... I forgot, that was a Queen.

But I could do that whole; "Let it be said. Let it be done!" thing while reading the morning paper.

Hold on... Sorry. That was a Pharaoh.

Anyway...You get the idea.

Thanks for the Royal treatment upon my triumphant return from doing battle with the dreaded, many headed Dragon...


O.K...

I wasn't slaying Dragons.

I wasn't in secret negotiations to be on; "Who wants to be a millionaire?"

I wasn't being rolled around on a moving dolly wearing a straight jacket, and a hockey mask. Dining on some liver, Chianti, and fava beans. "Fssst, fssst, fssst, fssssst!" (Although, that would have been some straight up cool s**t!)

I was just one of the many millions of people in California that has discovered that our states financial implosion is the worst of all 50 states. The unemployment numbers are the highest nationally. The recession will probably last 9 months, to a year and a half longer here than other places.

Just like there is no free lunch, there is no free electricity. There are no free on line services. And the easy days of hitching a ride on someone else's signal are over my friend. Even Starbucks wants five dollars a day to be a cyber flea on their internet dog. That's $150.00 a month. IF you have a laptop. Which I don't.

I'm not grousin'. Just explainin'. I'm a big boy, and I know how this old world turns. You play the game, you take your chances.

So...I will quit shaking my fist at the internet God's, before they huck a lightning bolt at my easy to target asz and the power surge ruins my ability to continue my conversations with you folks.

I will close with the wise words of a wise song writer, Van Morrison;

Precious time is slipping away.
You know, you know you're only King for a day.
It doesn't matter to which God you pray.
Precious time is slipping away.

So get ready folks! While there is still time, this King is gonna purple things up around here.

What ever the Hell that means!