THE DAILY DIVERSION

I don't really have anything to talk about today, so I guess I'll just ramble a little bit. Wait! I do that everyday, so today's post won't be any different than any other day. Yeah, that sounds much better. I guess there are a couple of things going on here that I can talk about.

First and foremost, George W. Bush is trying to ruin my life! Yes! I said it! Now, where's the Secret Service to take me away as a terrorist? I guess I should tell you why I say that, right?

Well, your good buddy Dubya is in town today for a little sightseeing and some shenanigans. Actually he and the Japanese Prime Minister are kickin' it at Graceland this morning (Why you ask? Supposedly the JPM is a big Elvis fan.) and then heading downtown to get their grub on at Rendezvous for lunch (I don't know if he's a big dry rub Rib fan though. Personally, I'm not, so Rendezvous does nothing for me). So, how does this affect me you ask?

Well, I don't know if you've ever had a President visit your town, or better yet within two blocks of your home and office, but it pretty much puts a stop to everything. They (being the SS. No, not "that" SS, but the Secret Service) lock down two city blocks in every direction. The alley that houses Rendezvous is right next to the Bank, which is half a block away from home (for me and A). This means that John (yes, I'm talking about myself in the third person just this once) is going to have a load of fun trying to get out to enjoy lunch himself this beautiful Friday! I swear, if I have to go have a crappy hamburger at Sam's (which they have other things) then I'm going to be one pissed off camper!

I'm sure we'll have a few Secret Service personnel in the Bank today, just to make sure everything is on the up and up. I wouldn't even doubt they come by and check out each floor, just before Der Presidente shows up. I guess I won't joke around with them too much today! I don't want to end up in jail today, just a few days before my birthday!

I'm not really sure what our plans are for this weekend. I decided to take Monday off, so Adrianne and I could have a long weekend together. We've only got a month before she starts working and then we'll really only have nights and weekends together. So, I've gotta make the most of the time I have right now. Unfortunately, I still have to work all the rest of the days.

I did get some good news the other day though. I've been given my wings back. It's been quite some time since I got to travel for work. Even the two new girls have gone on two trips since starting. I haven't seen the road since last September, when I went to Houston for a week. Originally, I didn't think I'd get to go on this trip either, since my big project starts up again in July. Anyway, I get to go to Atlanta for a week. This provides me a couple of good opportunities.

First and foremost, I can take Adrianne with me. It's like a free vacation for her. The hotel room is paid for. All we have to do is pay for her meals, since mine are covered by the bank. Next, I'll get to see one of my lifelong friends that I rarely see. As a matter of fact, I haven't seen him since this time last year, when I went to Atlanta for work. Hopefully we can squeeze in some time together again.

It's going to be a little hectic though. The weekend that I have to report to Atlanta just happens to be our Goddaughter's first birthday, so we, being good Godparents, are going to be there. Usually I would fly to Atlanta (which Atlanta's airport sucks!!!), but since we're driving to Owensboro, we're just going to leave the Boro on Sunday and drive to Hotlanta.

Then, when we leave Atlanta on Friday, we have to swing through Memphis, for a change of luggage, so we can head to Missouri for my annual family reunion. I have no choice this year. I didn't make it last year, and I won't be there for Thanksgiving this year, so I have to be there. I like seeing most of my family, though, so it's all good. I just wish it wasn't so fast. It seems like I get ZERO time to actually spend with anyone. We swoop in Friday night, sleep, get up, go to the reunion for several hours, go home, sleep, get up, and head home. That's the extent of the weekend. When exactly are businesses going to start going to the five day weekend and two day work week again? Not soon enough!

Well, I've got a deadline now to finish up a bunch of work I have on my desk, so I suppose that means I need to get to work. Actually, I came in this morning and actually started working before I did any playing. I haven't even read the newspaper yet! How about that?

Okay, so don't expect much out of me until next Wednesday, but I may surprise and post a little something over the weekend. Remember, I'm still a little kid when it comes to fireworks, and they're supposed to have a huge fireworks display downtown on Monday, which I think my lady and I will be hanging out on the rooftop to admire. If it's really good I'll probably get on here and rant and rave about it, just like a little kid would do!

Have a great 4th of July weekend!