Random Thoughts with Will

     At the end of March Madness, CBS (and now TBS) sign off coverage with "One Shining Moment," a song originally written by David Barrett and sung by Luther Vandross, featuring a montage of moments and highlights from the tournament. The song (and montage) culminate with highlights from the championship game and celebration afterwards. The song describes the varying emotions that come from the tournament -- the hard work put in, the obstacles along the way, the highs of victory, the lows of defeat, and so on. When coupled with the montage showing the highlights and emotions from the tournament, it's a terrific way to close out the tournament and the college basketball season. Well, unless you're the runner-up in the national championship, but I digress (sorry, Texas Tech).      One thing that "One Shining Moment" captures so well is that a lot of our experiences only last for...a moment. In the past, I've talked about how we all go through different ...

     When I was really little, my favorite kid's show to watch was Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. It's been said by my mom that growing up, my brother and I watched the VHS tapes (throwback time!) so much that a family friend asked if there was a Thomas the Tank Engine channel. There may not have been a channel, but there were countless stories and even  Shining Time Station , a TV show that would air Thomas episodes narrated by the likes of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and late comedian George Carlin. Talk about unlikely narrators for a toddler's show.      To this day, Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends  continues to air new episodes, albeit animated. That said, no matter how many episodes they make (538 to date), my all-time favorite episode remains the same: "Wrong Road". In "Wrong Road", Gordon, the biggest and proudest engine, calls branch lines "vulgar" and says that he would never run on them.  Thomas may have been a show fo...