Hello friends,
Things are starting off very well for the fall for both Sara and I. Fall is always my favorite season, crisp air, changing leaves, hoodies, Black Swamp, football...some of the many things I love about the fall--how about you?
Just wanted to pass along a little music review. One of my favorite artists
Matthew Perryman Jones has released a new album recently, Swallow the Sea. 10 excellent tracks that rock and roll with a little depth. I've seen MPJ in concert several times and he is always nice enough to say hello and give a big hug. So yeah, excellent music, cool name, big hugs--you should consider buying his music. (and if this isn't inspiring he & wife have a new daughter--so help feed her!)
Well, for anyone who didn't hear, Extreme Makeover Home Edition was in Toledo about 2 weeks ago. And if that's not exciting enough, a family from Washington Local Schools was chosen for the show! This particular family has 11 boys, 5 of them adopted from Haiti and inner city Toledo. I had Joadson (Joe), in the bright blue shirt, in class 2 years ago. You can see the before picture of the house behind them; I don't know how they did it. There wasn't even a basement! The show will not air until November, but I walked down to the site with some co-workers one afternoon and took some shots of the close-to-finished product. What an amazing thing and such a boost for the pride and unity of Toledo.