it's been almost a week..i guess it's time for a post. i enjoyed my couple of days off. spent a good portion of it at home and watching my various children, so my wife could do a few things unfettered. we also went to the children's museum last friday. stayed up late a few nights, watching war coverage and playing video games. these are tough times but we'll get through them. also finished a good book called "in harm's way", a story about the sinking of the u.s.s. indianapolis in 1945, just prior to the end of WWII. i think that get's me caught up..check back later.