Hey, Hey Paula I can never remember exactly but, Paula Abdul’s birth date is within six months of mine. A recent article about her suspected substance abuse problem got me to thinking. When we were in our mid twenties she spent as much time in the headlines as I was spending in treatment, halfway houses and other institutions. I remember sitting in the dayroom of one of those facilities and reading a newspaper article about her. At the time I mistakenly thought “man I wish I had her talent I would not be here.” Well, I have no idea if she has a problem or not but it does bring home that old saying “don’t judge your insides by someone else outsides.” You know who else is almost exactly my age, Whitney Houston is. God bless the both of them.  ¶ 4/22/2005 12:00:00 PM