I was thinking about it all last week. And on Friday, I did it, I got in the old car and drove to the motherland, Steubenville, Ohio. I left the cats a big bowl of food and left around 8:30 at night. The idea was to drive until I got tired and then check into a hotel. At 1am I checked into a Best Western and called it a night. At 6:30am I was off again and by 10:30 I was giving my Mom a kiss. I had a good time. I played with my niece and nephews. And I finally got to see the new addition, Max. He was something, just a little tiny guy.

I did some shopping for some things I needed and then we had some BBQ, MMMMMMMM, B-B-Q. It was a short trip but I needed to get away and get my head together. I'm all stressed out from watching too much TV. So, I get back yesterday and after a day of driving 75/80 MPH, I get home, look at the front of my car and the tire was flat. I was starting to get pissed but then I thought, damn, I'm lucky I didn't drive right off the side of a cliff. "There's always something" but getting upset or worrying about it isn't worth it anymore...life's too short. That's my message for today and everyday. Live life as if today were your last day.

Man, am I tired. I'll have more tomorrow. God Bless America!