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Sorry blog , but I missed you on Friday. It was a very busy day of supporting our users and getting a few lines of code in on the latest project. Do not know were to begin. My heart has been heavy lately but I am still striving to stay positive. I feel that it is very important at this time to do the best I can on the basics, i.e. work and my grand daughter. Kind of low lately on the amazement scale. I know that I just have not been looking very hard. Did not even have time to read the paper over the weekend, so this may explain why I do not have a lot of content for my blog. Mom is doing better and I did come to a decision to try to build the new home, even considering all the recent obstacles. I do miss the illusion that I was living under with my wife. Even though deep down I knew she did not care or even like me, It was somehow comforting to play the game and fantasize that she would show some sign of affection toward me. Well, now that the divorce is in the works, the

Just another day in wonderland Alice. Today I get a new programming card for my cpap breathing machine and a note that my prescription had been changed. I thought that was odd since I had not been back to the doctor for almost 2 years. My question was “was the prescription wrong all this time or do they just change the prescription after 2 years.” Well a call to the provider was in order. When I called, I was informed not to change the card and leave it the same. There was a mistake in sending out the new card and that they had not received any order from my doctor or a change in the prescription. What if I had just followed the instructions provided without first questioning the change. What damage would have been done? Off with there heads, I say. Alice, off with there heads!!!

Well reality started to set in last night when I realized that I will not be living in the home that I have been in for the past ten years. Mixed emotions. I loved the house but it just does not meet my needs now. And with the divorce going on, the house would have to go anyway. The house inspectors and termite inspectors are to look at the house today. I hope that everything turns out fine. Kind of like going to the doctor for a check-up. More troubles and activities in the family. Mom is still in the hospital and not doing well. I believe most of the problems are due to her medication but still have not talked to the doctor. My niece-in-law had a baby girl yesterday. 5 pounds and 6 ounces. Cute. My sisters son is going to jail for up to three years because he was driving without a license or insurance. My sisters daughter is coming back home after being on her own for a number of years. And the republicans are still in office. Getting hard to hang in there.

Politics --- Over the past few years I have become increasingly interested in Politics and a understanding of the differences between Republicans and Democrats, their agendas and values. I have been so very disappointed in the current administration and the decisions that have affected all of our lives. As a veteran I strongly support our troops and understand that they do the job that is assigned by their commander and chief. I also believe that you can support the troops while still disagreeing with the president and his agenda. Today, I read the Howard Dean announcement speech for President of the United States. Not only does he state the problems with today’s administration but he proclaims that it is time for the people to take back their government. Its time to have a president that listens to the people and not call them a “Focus Group”. Dean speaks of the importance of reducing the debt and health care. He talks about values and the role of America as a moral leader

Survived another weekend. Sure glad there are five days in the week to recover before another weekend begins. Worked a total of 24 hours this weekend on the house but finally believe that it is ready for the house inspection. Worked 2 hours overtime at work. Still can not see the value in just 2 hours but that’s part of the game. Wife helped take care of the grandchild this weekend. This helped a lot on Saturday. I had her all day Sunday while I continued to work on the house. That was a challenge. The weather held out and no rain. Need to clean the gutters but that’s another task. Now I can concentrate on getting my other house ready to sell. Lots of punch tasks on that list.

Saturday is here at last. Well here at work on a Saturday morning. Hope that the two hours proves to be productive. Got my chess move out of the way and read some Blogs but now to update mine and move onto some JAVA. Time is clicking away and only have a little more than an hour before they release me back into the real world. Find that these blogs are very therapeutic. I forgot to pick up my grand daughter from day care. Mind was slipping out of gear. Plan B kicked in and she was rescued. Have to do some task on the house today but hope to have them finished up by early evening. Maybe time will allow for a movie or some type of recreation this weekend.

Sold my home yesterday. Got what I wanted for it and netted 81,000.00, to bad I have to give my wife ½ of it in the divorce. But still will be enough with the sale of my dads house to start building my retirement home. Not a lot going on in the news today. Never seem to hear from the President since no weapons of mass destruction have been found. Kind of hard to go before the American people and say anything now that justifies our Sons and Daughters being killed in IRAQ. Well, hope to learn a little JAVA and do some ASP coding. Take care of my users and answer a few phone calls.

Just another day of amazements. Today I heard Hillary Rodham Clinton interview on NPR "National Public Radio" She stated that when her husband was president that he was getting the same type of reports about IRAQ and weapons of mass destruction as the Bush administration got. The difference is the Democrats did not go to the extent of a preemptive strike against another country. War is an admission of failure in diplomacy. I still think the day we went to war with IRAQ was the darkest day in American History. It was the first time that America attacked another country that did not attack us first. Now the president is being investigated for not being honest with the American public. Keep in mind that I am a veteran and that I do support our troops even though I do not support the Republicans and their insistence in WAR!

Frustration – I purchased and paid full price for a Disney DVD movie for my grand-daughter. We had to set through 15 minutes of promos and ads before the movie started. There was no way to skip forward to the start of the movie. Come on, if we have to watch the ads then make the DVDs free. No wonder people copy DVDs. The businesses are there own worse enemy. I would have loved to have been part of the meeting where some Disney executive said that they believe the public will tolerate about 15 minutes of ads in order to watch the movie.

Constant Amazement - I read in Men’s Health Magazine that an American Soldier was captured in Afghanistan and was held for six months in captivity till he was finally freed. When he returned to the United States he was arrested for not paying child support during the six months in captivity. The judge told him he was sorry but the law was clear and sentenced him to six months in jail. "Have we all stopped thinking in this country!!!" What ever happened to common since?

Good morning cyber community. This is my personal diary of daily thoughts, insperations, troubles, and amazements.