This story is sad, I know- but I wanted to bring up something very positive in the midst of it.
Just recently here in Nashville, well-known musician Dan Seals passed away after a battle with cancer. I went to the service for him here in the Antioch neighborhood.
Dan is Texan who lived in Nashville since the 1980s.
I just think it is really neat that Dan was an absolutely great musician for many, many years and wrote and performed many wonderful songs- and that his older brother Jim has also been a very successful, famous musician, part of the duo Seals and Croft.
Dan was a country star in the 80s; before that he was part of the duo England Dan and John Ford Coley.
Jim's group Seals and Croft was one of the most successful duos of the 1970s. Just one example of their hits is "Summer Breeze", the iconic song that speaks for itself.
It just seems to me this is a "small world" type story. Two brothers who were extremely talented and successful, just doing what they do and touching a lot of people in the process.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend

Ahhh, it's a wonderful time of year, agreed? Springtime, birds singing, school's out, Memorial Day....
The 'story of the day' is the Spring Fling sports event here in middle Tennessee.
Even if you're not a sports fan, this is a cool event. It is the annual finale for high school sports in Tennessee. It is the state championships for every spring sport- track & field, baseball, softball, soccer and tennis. This year, it's in Murfreesboro and Smyrna. It looks like it will be in a different location next year.
Yes, there is winning and losing- and no one likes losing- or seeing it happen.
But, in my book, it's all about everyone doing their best and participating and competing and learning through the whole process.
Tonight is the finals for the boys track & field events.
Anyway, have a great weekend.