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What a difference a week makes. Last weekend I was at Wheatland, dancing and drinking it in. Listening to a fine variety of traditonal music with a few thousand of my hippie friends and an equal number of families or enthusiasts. And everyone gets along.

But now I've started moving. It shoud take a week. And toss on top of it, another deep divide with...
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You know, I thought I'd had a tough few days - stressful family visit over the weekend, bickering with my ex, kids climbing up the walls, business snarls, waffling on a relationship that "maybe oughta" end.

But then I see Katrina. I can't believe what we are seeing. It may never be the same in that area. And this afternoon I got an e-mail from...
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Wow. What a couple of days. My ex is going ape on me. Now I brought some of it on myself. But she is a pushy bitch and I finally decided to push back. She doesn't pay a dime to support our kids. She rains holy hell on my household, cussing my friends and family over the phone, confusing and confounding our kids by putting...
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Today was a good day. I woke up clear headed and ready to go. Carved my way through a big chunk of my "task list." Made a great connection to add some new products to my line. Basically, a happy camper. This is how I should feel at the end of every day.

Tomorrow should be fun. Sierra turns 10. I have a party set...
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Today is a day of lawyers.

First, I am taking my Mom to Lansing to talk to a family lawyer about estate planning, living wills, etc. It will be good to get all of this done. She will certainly feel better. She could actually handle it all herself, but she likes to have me next to her as a confidence booster.

After that I have...
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Well, it looks like I'm moving. We made an offer on a house and now are going through the financing, inspections, etc. Tedious.

The tooughest part will be moving the girls to a new school. This will be their fourth in four years. I'd like to leave them in one place for awhile.

In all, this should be a very good thing once we get...
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I love my family, but I can't wait to go home.

This week I am visiting my brother and his family in Cincinnati (N. Kentucky, actually). My girls are along and my mother is here this week, too.

It is good to see everyone, but I have to admit my mood is a bit funky. Maybe it will pick up a bit in the next few days.

My sister-in-law works at a Gap Clearance Center. Picked...
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My feet hurt. This has been going on for awhile. it's not just the usual "tired old bones" ache that I've had for awhile. A combantion of callouses, cracking and dryness is about to do me in. Barefoot is the worst. Help!

On the good side, I got my sand wedge back today. I realized it was missing yesterday. Today, when I went to the...
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I gotta get my focus back. I mean it finally came clear that I was just not getting my priorities straight. And it was clear that the circus that is Suzann attracks the interest of my inner handy man. I'd rather tinker with someone elses issues that really confront any of my own.

Well, I thought that I had put some distance between us after...
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Father's day post-mortem: Greast little BBQ with the girls' friends. Lawn work. Catch in the back yard. Pistons go down in OT. Oh, well. It can't all be good.