Off to go get a hair cut. It's been many months. When I get a hair cut I am told that I look like a kid; that young. Oh well.

I'll be heading out to the midwest on Monday with my little family. We are going to South Bend for a few days. From South Bend, I'll be going to Chicago for the National Black Catholic Congress IX. From there back to South Bend and then to Dayton, OH and back to Maryland. Should be a fun trip. We were going to stop at the Football Hall of Fame in Canton but the $12.00/adult price tag, not to mention the food, etc were prohibitive. We'll probably stop in Akron for the night instead of Canton.

I find South Bend a funny place. Everything is Notre Dame! I must admit ND has a beautiful campus but I still don't get it. I guess that's why I'm not a domer.

I was determined to finish work on one of my short stories today but the store was busy. I'm not complaining at all.

I got to talk with a new tenant moving into our shopping center, they own a pet store. It was great commiserating with a fellow small bizer. Someone once said that there are two things in this life that are overrated, breast feeding (update:"natural child birth") and owning your own business. I can't speak for the first part but the second sometimes does seem true at times. On the other hand, having a business is like having a child, you don't quite know how you can live without it even though sometimes you want to strangle it. Actually it is the ancillary stuff that's bothersome, like permits, etc but the actual biz itself is always great.

Anyway, off to get my haircut. I am worried that it might diminish my intellectual strength a la Samson. We'll just have to see over the next few days. I might not be able to blog on Monday or Tuesday, but I should be back in full access by Wednesday. If not, I'll be back sometime. Peace.