I am off work this week. I took vacation time to prepare for my next Martial Arts test, which happens Friday. I've been preparing. Maybe I'm ready. My sensei says if we feel ready, we're probably not as ready as we believe we are, so I feel okay.

I'm also going to use the time to write (finally) Chpters 10 and 11 of my novel, which I haven't touched in months. I've just got to get back into writing on a regular basis.

Today was a fun day. It felt really nice to get up and not have to sign on to work, and endure meetings and Emails and the whole rat race. I did some yardwork, housework, cleaned up my son's game room, and practiced guitar for a while.

I've been playing a lot of songs that have F chords, inclduing SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES (Eric Clapton). I'm not doing too bad with F, but the B chords are tough. Still, I really enjoy playing the guitar. I'm doing my lesson on Wednesday.

Been to long since I've blogged. This has to be the longest time away since I started blogging. life has taken some strange turns lately. A few small crises. But things are on the upswing. That's another reason for the time off work.

I kinda like not working. It's peaceful. I could get used to it.