Still wading through email --mostly Le-Gone

Holy Heck, Batman!

After being gone for only 5 days, the email really piled up!

1000+ and still counting.

It's hard to get ahead because each day there are 200-300 new email coasting in...

The most interesting and memorable are all the email coming in -- official (like Dan Gilbert's letters) and non-official from fans and viewers regarding LeBron.

Remember, I was out of computer, phone, email, and Cleveland reaction range for 5 days. I had no idea what was going on back here except for short excerpts I saw on tv down in FLA.

Looks like the frenzy began hours before 'The Decision' and has never stopped!

Heck, as I was wading and wading, I saw emails from Dan Gilbert, Mayor Don Plusquellic, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Mayor Frank Jackson, and so many others....

Then you have all the events scheduled to help folks ease their mind and feel better. Let's see, I ran across the LeBonfire event in Solon where disappointed fans could get rid of their memories/shirts/posters or whatever necessary to get through this event.

Then I read the letter from a "Cleveland Sports Fan who is no longer a LeBron fan." Looks like this person works for the Elyria Schools District and drafted a letter to send out on 'The Decision.'

How about the enactment of the LeBron Shames Cleveland HQ? Clever.

A website where fans can donate their #23 gear for charity --BreakupwithLebron.com.

These are just a few of the highlights.

I really don't know what to think. I do know this one man has taken a city by storm and then left destruction in its wake.

I also know it's kind of sad that one man has made such an impact on an entire city and beyond.

Just makes for yet another chapter in Cleveland, Ohio's rich and tumultuous history.

Stay tuned....

What a time to be "computer-less"

Yes, my friends.

I was in FLA for 5 days and the big story revolved around Cleveland and Florida!

It appears that news follows me wherever I go.

As I was leaving and at Hopkins International Airport, all the stations had LeBron on and what 'may happen?'

However, here was my predicament.

I was off for 5 days. I made a vow that I was going to lay low out of town, to the extent no phone and no computer.

The no computer situation solved itself because I don't yet have a fancy phone that gets the Internet AND the place I was staying did not really have a great Internet connection ....so I WAS pretty much locked out of my provider, Facebook and Twitter.

What a time to be locked out? I so wanted to hop on and fire back at LeBron James at what he did to the city of Cleveland, Dan Gilbert, all the little kids who so look up to him, and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

I did make my friend tivo LeBron so we could watch it after the Indians-Rays game. Loved seeing the Cleveland reaction, though it was distressing and I did burst into tears yet again. The 1st time being at the Indians-Rays game getting text messages as to what happened and just erupting into tears in the middle of Tropicana Field.

I did not even know the 1/2 of the story being 2000 miles away and computer-less.

Holy smokes. When I got back and I saw 'the letter' as a response to 'the decision,' I said --you go Dan Gilbert!

The whole time in FLA, wherever we were--whether eating or poolside --there was something on tv regarding the 3 new Miami Heat. I could not get away from it.

The phone angle --I must admit, I told a few folks to text me 'the decision' since I was not near a tv at that time. I also texted a few folks back. But for the most part, I did stay away from the phone.

And yet, the news still followed me around!

I'm told I was on tv --during the 2nd game of the Indians & Tampa Bay Rays game! Still have to take a look at that footage to make sure I looked 'presentable.'

I ran into a very old friend of mine who used to be the OPS Manager and one of my former photogs at WKYC --Kim Fatica. What a joy to see him, if only for a fleeting moment.

AND, to top it off, he had to cover this huge sinkhole ....so of course, emails his former assignment editor a picture of his assignment while he was on scene. We still have that bond! It WAS a great picture! I felt like I was in the know on top of the news happening in TPA.

I also hooked up with one of my former co-workers and pretty much my best friend who used to be an editor extraordinaire at WKYC --Craig Schuck.

It does someone a world of good not to be tethered to their computer....but again, what a time to be computer-less when the biggest story to hit the sports world and Cleveland is unfolding before our eyes and I feel helpless and paralyzed!

Lesson to be learned --upgrade my phone OR wean myself off of the computer and Facebook so I can actually live a normal life every once in a blue moon!

Big TALL Ships, basketball players, & decisions

We have a lot of 'big-ness' revolving around Cleveland over the next 24 hours.

Last night the Tall Ships entered the Port of Cleveland with wkyc's own Betsy Kling, Barry Wolf, and Steve Pullen on board.

Take a gander over to wkyc.com to view the stories and excitement revolving around the Tall Ships. Betsy and her crews sailed in after being on board from Pennsylvania. What an experience! She shared her experience during a 7pm Tall Ships special where she went in depth on each ship, their voyage, what it's like living on them, and so much more!

Then, we have big, tall basketball players who can begin talking about their free-agency choices ......rumors all over the internet at this hour say our very own LeBron James is making his way to Miami.

Not sure what to believe.

However, I am on my way to Tampa, FLA and have put out the calls to my pals to call me and text me when he makes his announcement during an hour long broadcast on ESPN -- 'The Decision.'

I've tivo'd the show. My best friend Craig has tivo'd the show and we will watch it after we get home from the Indians-Tampa Ray baseball game.

Out of my hands. Out of all of our hands.

But, you can be sure--this will be a HUGE day in Cleveland with LeBron's BIG Decision, Tall Ships, and dealing with follow-up with LeBron, whatever his decision may be!

I'm out! Heading to Tampa and may cross paths with LBJ during my travels, who knows!