THE DAILY DIVERSION

Okay, so I took some time off from blogging. I didn't do it because I had writer's block or any of that shit. I've just been too busy at work. Some people would probably say "Well, you shouldn't be doing it at work anyway. Why don't you blog at home?"

Well, to those people I have the following answers:

1. I usually blog first thing in the morning when nothing is going on.
2. I usually blog when my brain isn't geared toward "doing work".
3. I try to have a little time every day with my wife, whom I only see at night, after work.
4. I'm lazy.

Yeah, that should cover it. Anyway, what's been going on with me you ask?

Oh, just a little of this and that. We went back "home" over Labor Day weekend. I spent most of Saturday with my buddies in Bowling Green watching football. I arrived in Owensboro just in time to catch the very end of a wedding shower. Then I watched some more football. Yes, I know I'm an asshole for not hanging out with everyone. However, I really wanted to watch Notre Dame play. My heart needed the stress! Anyway, I got to see everyone else all day on Sunday, so it worked out.

I'm continuing to be engulfed in my "project" at work. The work is starting to really come in and, hopefully, by the end of this week we'll be close to 80% finished. I say "hopefully" because we're supposed to be finished by next Friday with all of the leg work. Then I get to start the report writing part of the deal. That is actually the most fun. I get to use my stunning verbosity in the real world. It also gives me a chance to "show off" for my bosses and let them know why they are paying me (not to mention give them more reasons to give me larger than average raises every year).

Last weekend I invited a few friends over to watch some football (yes, it's that season). We watched the Mississippi State versus Auburn game, which wasn't much to watch. Then, the main event! Notre Dame versus Penn State. It was less of a game than I thought. I really did think that Penn State would put up a fight, but they were out of the game well before halftime, and that's kind of sad. I felt sorry for Joe Paterno. I didn't want him to beat the Irish, but I didn't want him to get humiliated either, and that's what happened. This week, however, I hope we put a severe ass-beatin' on Michigan. I just don't like Michigan!

One funny story from the ND/Penn State game and I'll close up shop for the day...

The three of us are sitting there, late in the 3rd quarter (or early 4th), when the camera is panning the sidelines. All of a sudden it browses by something and I stand up and shout "Holy Shit! Chewbacca!!" My friends both look at me and say "What?" Then they show it again, and it's Penn State's mascot. Needless to say, I had been drinking. It was funny at the time.

I don't have a new "Rule" today, but you can read some of the old ones, just to catch up. I'm going to try to write a little more often, but it may not be daily, until this "project" is all finished up. Then I'll have time to waste every morning, like I used to.