<P>Sometimes I would just like to smack some people in the head. Last Friday I provided very explicit instructions on what I needed for my upcoming road trip. The request was simple get visit request out to some respective parties so that I could get through there front door when I arrived. Well it is Thursday and it hasn’t been done and I have a meeting scheduled in the morning that requires this paperwork to be submitted. I am at 30,000 ft and having to wait till I land to call and start screaming at someone has me frustrated.</P>
<P>Why are people such boneheads sometimes…</P>
<P>Anyway in other news my mom is in surgery for a planned procedure and that has also added to my frrustration well such is life and I am sure she will be fine…</P>

<P>What a vacation, terrific visit with the family and we spent some time traveling in the tri-state area of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio plus we went an spent some time in Chicago. It was terrific to unplug from the Internet and spend quality time with the kids. On a sadder note my grandmother sight continues to get worse and I am afraid that she could be totally blind at some point. Both of my grandparents on my mom’s side of the family are in there 90’s and I guess I should be thankful that they are as in good shape as they are. The hearing aids that my grandfather got has actually allow him to hear things he has been missing for years. I am hopeful that they get some domestic help to do some of those things around the house that have begun to slip. Makes me feel guilty being all these miles away and not being able to help. My Dad’s parents are in pretty good shape considering the problems they have had.</P>
<P>Getting older is a bitch and as I look in the mirror I am not getting any younger. I guess it goes without saying you better do your best the first time around. I am hoping that by the time I am 90 we can just plug-in and download the gray matter between our ears. Otherwise I am not hedging my bets.</P>