Haven’t we covered how “family” events stress Megan out? She has a big event – her 21st birthday – coming up in July that she wants to celebrate with all her family members, but she so stressed out over it that she feels she has to plan two celebrations

Megan invited us to come up Friday, July 11 so we (Jeff, Megan, Daniel and myself) could go out and do something for her 21st birthday. D2 has already told Megan how she’s feels about that. Way to pile on the stress points. Then there is her father, while he was able to remain rudely civil during Megan’s graduation, I seriously doubt that courtesy would be given this time around. Her father’s venomous hatred of me has poisoned almost everyone he comes in contact with. I found it most interesting the question his lifelong best friend asked me at Megan’s graduation, “Are you happy?” to which I replied “Yes” and it was left at that.

The same stressful issues rear it’s ugly head every time Megan wants to do something with her family – she and her uncle are the only two that have embraced the new extended family and both of them suffer the same venomous wrath of other family members.

Good grief, Megan still has hopes that one day we can all get along. She had hopes that everyone would get back together at her graduation. That hope was quickly dashed and now she avoids hope by having to plan separate celebrations.

None of you seem to get the stress Megan puts herself through because of this. It’s gotten bad enough at times, that she just didn’t think she could live with it anymore. It’s gotten bad enough at times that I have told her if it would be easier on her to give up her relationship with me to keep the peace with the rest of her “family”, I would accept that. I keep hearing that I’m the one who should “get over it” – take a dose of your own advice why don’t you? Give the kid a break.

It’s another one of those days when I realize I have way too many things I want to blog about and not enough time to discuss to any of them. My Vols blog has been neglected for quite some time now. Football season is almost here and the question of the day – who’s going to be able to afford to attend games with the rising cost of tickets coupled with the skyrocketing price of gas – can you say $5.00 a gallon by July?

Then that would lead me to needing to post comments on my soapbox blog – rising gas prices, the unemployment rate rises, the stock market falls and the price of a barrel of oil reaches a new high. Don’t get me started on what would happen to this country if Obama gets elected.

I haven’t updated the “boys” websites – yeah, the cats have websites. I’d love to comment on movies we’ve watched – some have been pretty good, some should never be seen ever again by anyone. I could set this one up to have different categories…

We went Geocaching last weekend and haven’t gotten the latest finds updated. We opted to do a whole lot of nothing this weekend. Would love to be able to figure out a safe way to get around on the motorcycle.

Well, since my blogging doesn’t pay the bills, it does get neglected. I’m getting a little better about not spending my off time in front of a computer – but not by much. My day still starts at 5AM and usually am answering emails by 5:30AM – but I’m really trying to end my “work” day by 5PM – that’s a little tough because the company business hours are Pacific Time.

Before I even know it, I’ll be on my way to Nationals in Detroit. Not sure how well the joints in my fingers are going to hold up. I know my knees aren’t holding up too well, but I was told years ago this would happen due to the surgeries.

I’m sure as soon as I hit publish, I’ll think of something else.