Yesterday, during a noon news conference, a reporter asked Virginia Tech President Charles Steger and the Blacksburg Police Chief if they were at all emotionally affected by the shooting tragedy that occurred yesterday morning. I can understand the point of his question. I’m afraid the whole time I watched Charles Steger I thought the man was trying to surpress a grin. I tried to dismiss it as an unintented reaction to all the attention from all the media, but I’m sorry to say it looked more like he was basking in the attention this brought to him.
Not only did his administration and the police department most likely fumble the response and investigation at the initial shooting (from what we know at this point). But his attitude could potentially fuel the outrage that is building in those who feel the second series of deaths could have been prevented.
Virginia Tech would do well to find themselves another spokesperson/PR Rep immediately to handle this issue. A few more days of Charles Seger on camera could be enough to fuel lawsuits from many directions against the Virginia Tech.
And the last full week I took off work was the day Connor was born. But at least I won’t finish this year with 105 accrued hours of unused vacation time like last year. And it didin’t roll over. Anyway Connor loves spending time with the baby. We have to be careful because he’s a little rough when he’s being playful. So far I’ve spent more time with him in the last few days than I have in the last month. I’m surprised every day by something he says. It’s hard to beleive I have a three year old that’s reminding me of things I’ve forgotten or overlooked. “Daddy you forgot your glasses” was the most recent as I pulled out of my parents driveway the other day.
Today he got to give his little brother his first bath at home. It was the cutest thing that’s ever happened at our house. Our next door neightbor “Mrs. Pat” came by to watch. She’s one of the best neighbors we’ve ever had. And Connor’s pre-school director from the church came by to bring us dinner. More of the congregation is scheduled to do the same for the rest of the week from what I understand. Which is good because Amy’s pretty tired as she tries to get adjusted to the babies schedule.
On Good Friday, April 6th 2007 Logan Rider Singleton arrived. Amy did great. After just four hours of labor he was born weighing 9 lbs. 5 ozs. It started out rough because Amy went into labor fast and hard while walking around Shelly Lake with her mom. We weren’t sure if she was going to have the baby before having time to get an epidural. Once she got it everything was smooth sailing just like Connor’s delivery.
I don’t know if there was another baby at Rex Healthcare with a bigger fan base in the lobby. Hannah and Skylar got to see their new cousin get his first bath at about 9:30 pm. Connor was already asleep so he got to meet his little brother today. The rest of the day he kept telling me how much he loves baby Logan. We’re bringing him home on Easter Sunday.