Back from Mexico.

I've been back from Mexico for just a few days, but the memories the trip afforded me will last much longer, maybe a lifetime.   

As some of you may know (and others, I guess are about to find out) I'm active in Christian Children's Funds child sponsorship program.  I currently sponsor seven children, three in Mexico, one in the Philippines, one in Sri-Lanka, one in Ethiopia and one in Sierra Leor.  I detailed my visit to the Philippines (or at least my thoughts leading up to the trip) in "The Hardcore Diaries", so I wont get into it here, except to say that it was a memorable visit, and having the chance to perform in front of one of my sponsored children was an honor and a privilege.  

I guess that's one of the cool things about being a mostly retired sort-of legend.  I get to pick and choose occasional WWE trips to go on.  I volunteered for this past Mexico trip a couple of months ago, about a month before rescuing Smackdown from the dark days of Coachdom.  Sure, the sudden addition of Smackdown announcing to my life, when combined with my previous obligations, made my May a little hectic.  And June, with a trip for Christian Children's Fund to the West African country of Sierra Leone (where I'll see Alimny, the little boy I sponsor) as well as two West Coast WWE trips will probably end up with me trying to remember what my children look like.  

But as I head into the months of July and August, things will have settled down, and I will be looking forward to my weekly Smackdown sojourns.  I'm sure I will also be reflecting on these trips to Mexico and Sieira Leore, and how much they meant to me.