Endured savage back pain last week. This was due to kidney stones on the right side. Had a stent put in. Now I await Tuesday and the smash wagon. After that a few weeks for things to pass through the stent. May have to endure same thing on left side but they are smaller, for some reason, than the one's on the right side.

1. Still working on Chapter 3
2. Golfed every Wednesday
3. Did not do well with weeds. They won again.
4. Need to get out with the pup to work fields and draws for October.

Memorial Day 2010. A quiet day after the tumult and nasty streaks of weather the past few days. I am contemplating my summer tasks and want to get them going so that the days are useful and completely filled with activities useful and helpful.
1. Help coach Teener B baseball
2. Golf on Wednesday
3. Work on Chapters 1-3 and complete before end of August
4. Maintain garden, yard and foliage in weed-free condition
5. Stay in touch with family and friends
6. Take a vacation
7. Enjoy the sunshine and bicycle as often as the sun shines
9. Take Sophie for long walks
10. Live each day in a positive, life-affirming manner and don't let petty annoyances get me down!

Today is Presidents Day. A holiday designed to commemorate the men who have led our country through good times and bad, through peace and prosperity, through war and want.  Some of these men are revered and held in a high place of honor in our history. Others, of a more recent version, are cast as villians, crooks or buffoons and their place in history will be designated in less salutatory terms.  Whether revered as a savior or a sinner each man brought a tone and tenor to the times and for each there is a specific niche in history devoted to their administration.  Serving as leader of the free world is a task that should not be taken lightly. Those of us who labor in obscurity far from the tumult and furor of national politics are often touched by their decisions we will never know many of the terrific obstacles they faced.  My greatest hope is that each man awakes every day with the idea that while he is only one man his opportunity to shape history and the country's destiny are inextricably intertwined.  Happy Birthday, Mr. President, whomever you are!