Sooooooo. Kanye impregnated KimK... SIGH. Note to self, trademark the following baby names (a la Blue Ivy): Green Envy; Red LB (Louboutins, baby!); Brown LV (Louis Vuitton, natch); Orange HiC (co-brand with Absolut for Kimyetinis tm); Yellow HepC (it is KimK after all); and HPViolet (again, KimK) P.S. In some dark corner of Los Angeles, Ray J is quietly weeping and wondering how he missed this chance to extend his 15 minutes. http://www.eonline.com/news/374825/kim-kardashian-pregnant-with-kanye-west-s-baby

For those of us with young children, this is the time of year where pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms echo with the sounds of high-pitched voices earnestly ambling their way through classic Christmas carols. As I dropped Koko off this morning, I was tickled at how he enthusiastically howled "...laughing all the way HAH HAH HAH!" There's NO question that he will be heard during the holiday perfo rmance. No matter where we are, this season brings out amazing little moments that cheer our hearts, raise our spirits and help us cherish the best parts of our lives. As the year draws to a close, I feel serenely blessed for the gifts of family, my loving wife and children... friends, colleagues and FB fam... and the fellowship of humanity that binds us all regardless of faith. May the year's end bring you all the happiness you seek, the love you need and the bounty of God's blessings.

We don't get enough time to rest. We don't have enough time to spend with our families and be thankful. As I drove home, I saw folks setting up tents at Best Buy on the day BEFORE Thanksgiving for a sale that won't start until 12:01 Friday morning. For a discount on a TV? No. Stop. Make (and eat) a pie with your child. Take an extra bite of extra mac and cheese and take a stroll  with your loved one to "work it off." Watch the game. Throw a ball. Play some spades... or dominoes... and be earnestly thankful for that which is worthy of thanks. There aren't many days that are so centered on family, friends and our shared blessings. $40 off an Xbox bundle isn't worth that time. That's what Cyber Monday is for. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!!!

About that whole makers v. takers argument... President Obama won 8 out of 10 of the richest counties in the country... 8 out of 10. Would anyone argue that the counties with the highest per capita income are populated with takers? Look at it another way. If 53% of the country are Makers, and makers are aligned with Romney, how did he lose the popular vote? Look folks, if you can't find someone to give you a "valid" explanation about why they voted for Obama, you haven't  talked to the right person. There are plenty of highly educated, intelligent, hard-working, employed Americans who voted for the President. I also don't think that Clinton-era tax rates are the apocalypse. And not for nothing, the President is fighting to keep tax rates low for all but the 1%. That means 99% of Americans (which includes 52 of the "53%"). And let's not forget that the Dow has nearly DOUBLED. And US companies are sitting on TRILLIONS in cash reserves. What kind of...

Listening to NPR (you will never catch Nicki Minaj pumping in my whip), and heard a fascinating comment comparing "absolute personal freedom" (short of murder) vs. "mutual respect for human dignity" as the highest moral virtue. I have to say, hearing it put that way had me leaning toward "mutual respect." Absolutes are tricky, people. We tolerate a lot of shenanigans under the belief that nothi ng is more important than a person's right to express himself. Not so much... We are a global society and have to live together on this planet. This abhorrent video was akin to yelling "fire" in a crowded theater. Combine that with Reince Romney's despicable exploitation and you have turned up the flame even more. Thought experiment: How many mosques would have been defamed had Iran sponsored a movie featuring Jesus as a child molester? It took a lot less for Southern extremists to kill four little girls in an Alabama church. #justsayin'