Ok, so I’ve kept pretty quiet about the whole steroid issue in baseball because my opinion is pretty nuanced, and I didn’t want to give the impression that I approved of steroid use.  But, this story provoked me to write, not because I have anything new or spectacular to say but because it appears that I could actually be seen somewhere on the periphery of this story, like if it were in a movie, I’d be in one of those high school scenes with kids seated at tables in a large cafeteria.  Yes, Mindy McCready and I were at the same high school.

And no, I am not going to pretend I know Mindy McCready or even had any real opportunity to see how she acted or interacted with her friends.  We never said one word to each other, and I doubt she knows who I am or knew who I was then.  I can say, though, that I could tell she wanted to be a star then, though she seems to have let it take her down a rather rocky path.  She’s been in trouble for drug and alcohol-related incidents.  She’s had trouble with boyfriends and her family, and only now is she trying to make a serious comeback with a documentary, an album, and a reality show all in the works for her.