I feel terrible about how little I've been posting here lately and truth be told I have no excuse really. Any valid reason I thought I had sounds like a cop-out to me so I'll not bore you with them. Besides, my life has been interesting these past few weeks but not entirely interesting in a good way. Not to say it's usually boring either. Please bear with my fragments. I'm lucky if I can have a complete thought much less a sentence.

It's 9:53PM and Jeff will be home from class soon. I don't know if I've mentioned it but he's gone back to school this past summer. He's going for his Masters in Finance and currently taking two classes along with working full time. As a result Monday's & Wednesday's I am on my own until around 10PM. He's doing well in his courses as always but not without a great deal of work on his part.

My own 9-5 job is going well. I'm still very much enjoying it and I work with some really great people. They are a young bunch (most in the 22-28 range) but I can't help but like them. They are open and candid and we have a lot of laughs. My only objection to my job itself is that there are so many people and processes involved with everything it seems to make getting work done a bit more difficult than it needs to be.

In other news I found out this past week my brother and his wife are getting a divorce. It's not really a surprise for anyone in my family since they've been talking (threatening each other with) it since they were married nearly ten years ago. I feel terrible for my niece and nephew and fear for my brother's welfare. God knows what trouble he'll get into living on his own. There's nothing I can do but hope and advise. My brother has always been the black sheep of the family. He got into the most trouble out of the five of us, pushed back at boundaries the hardest, not to mention getting into into fist fights with my Dad. Situations I'd rather not remember to tell the truth. He was the wild child and lived as such. I honestly believe if not for the aneurysm/stroke he had eight years ago, he'd have been dead in a ditch by now. He's always made this choice to live hard and nothing I or my family have said to him has made any difference. I worry, it seems all I can do.

Speaking of worry I am in the middle of filling out a chapter 7 bankruptcy petition for my grandmother. Her slight bingo habit was not the problem, the problem was trying to pay off ten year old credit card debts that survived my grandfather.

Let's see what else, my horseback riding lessons are going great. I am a much better rider than I was the last time I took English lessons. So much so that I can tell I'm much improved and that's saying something. Unfortunately my lessons and all other exercise are on hold right now due to some trouble my back has been giving me. Out of the blue last Sunday (right before my lesson of course) my back deceided to spaz out on me. Me being a dumbass popped some Advil and went to my lesson anyway. I felt fine while riding but after the lesson...not so much. Etc....etc. I'm hoping to get back on Baron (the horse!) next week. And back to the Y for step, and back to running a few miles.

On a happy note Jeff, Becky, Brenda and I are going to see U2 at the (Banknorth) Garden here in Boston on Monday. I've heard they are playing older stuff. I hope they play Party Girl but I'll take 40. :)

And at the near end of October Jeff and I (and many of our friends) fly out to L.A. for Scott & Angie's wedding. It will be a short weekend trip for the two of us but I can't wait to see everyone. It will be good for my soul!