Tuesday, 12th

Left:"Now that I have your attention...."

Back into the swing of things. Great to feel refreshed.
EVERYONE should get some time off whether they think they need it or not. Reminds me of the old story about the woodsmen (how politically incorrect!!...........Germaine who?) who found he was working harder and longer each day but cutting les and less trees. It was only when he took some time out to sharpen his axe he found that he was able to match and exceed his productivity.
Jesse seems to be getting bigger and heavier all of a sudden. I'm getting Sammy mixed up with Darcy, and Eliza seems to be able to say whole paragraphs clearly....oh, and there is more grey hair on the bathroom floor when I have a haircut. What does it all mean? It means that life is definitely on the right track. The annual staff dinner tomorrow night.

Read a great poem by Rupert McColl about Steve Irwin today (look it up on the net), which was very nice. Luckily I get to work with people who have that same approach to life: if they dropped dead tomorrow doing what they are doing they would be happy.
That attitude can be confronting but makes you evaluate why you do what you do and challenges you to ask if you can say the same thing or even close about what fills your hours.
If not, why?
It also helps when I face challenges that seem to throw a spanner in the works and slow things down.
Missed Denny Crane last night (compensated by watching Frasier Crane instead...) but if I don't go now I won't be able to watch Rove Live....quality time with the wife, isn't it? Yes, I know how to make my woman happy.

Just to finsh for the day, I've been desperately trying to come up with a child friendly, usable alternative for the 'snakes on a plane' ads (you know the one, "I'm sick and tired of these
!!***##! snakes on this #!***! plane!") that I could use. Just can't think of anything that starts with an 'M' or an 'F' that go together and are not rude and makes any sense.