Good News/Bad News

This is Friday the 12th of Oct. and The Good News is that this is Friday and, for some, it is getaway day for those people that have to work for a living; which is not me and the Brewers are starting The NLCS against the Dodgers. The Bad News is that I will be preparing for Monday morning when I will not be getting up to drive up the freeway to pick up Marisa for her two day stay with us. I new this day would come soon or later but now that it is here, I feel a little depressed. The better news is that Marisa will be moving on in her life and spending more time with kids of her age than with a couple of old fogeys. GO MARISA!

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