Thursday, Miami, Florida

Here I am chastising the world for its cynicism and wise and learned reader Beth reminds me that there are indeed some decent and good people out there. She reports that her husband gave her Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy’s remarkable book for Christmas.

And of course she is right. Amidst the creeps, fools and users there are many more individuals of solid and admirable character. How come I don’t focus more on them? Well…

I hereby resolve to do two things:

First, to use the word “now” instead of the archaic “hereby;”

And second, to put more emphasis on the positive and the upbeat, along with the coverage of the bad, the irritating and the revolting.

So…

Let’s turn an admiring eye toward the Hilton Hotel family. In this case we learn that the patriarch, Barron Hilton has decided to leave virtually all of his inheritance to charity, instead of the kids! The two billion dollars of his worth will not be going to Paris and Nicky, but rather to fund relief for Africa and other urgent causes.

BRAVO!