I think all my friends..

“... are gone backpacking this weekend, while I am stuck here at work.

I wanted to go with Chili36, or Binks, or CGHiker this weekend soo badly!!..

I am interviewing for a new job on the 6th tho.. maybe just maybe this nightmare of driving 250 miles to work will end soon.

Deb and the kids are headed to Memphis today to celebrate Christmas with my mom and dad.. but I am stuck here!!.. In Misery.. (Missouri)..

Oh well.. it's been a long crazy road the past year.. it has to get better in 2003. Surely to goodness my life will settle down, and I can hike, relax.. and actually be WITH my family some.

By the way, Chris got thru his first semester of law school. Things are really going well for him.

By the way, that new Trips thing that Matt made is the bomb. We needed that!”

“I'm here Dawg..not working though. Sorry you are stuck so far away from your family. What do you do?”

“That's an interesting coincedence. Margaret (Snowpeak) lived there for a while; she calls it "Misery" too.

Tell Barb I said 'hi' when you see her... and that I quit the cigs but I still fly down the trail like a box turtle, <G>”

“CrazyGurl: I am working a contract engineering job. It's nice money, and they pay all my hotel/mileage/food.

Tilt: I will do that. I am still hopeful to hike with Barb really soon. I really want to see that area, and she is willing to hang out with me when I go.”

“Hey TD, I'm stuck here too. The rest of the MI folks headed north on Friday afternoon, and are returning sometime today. I promised I'd work, so I'm stuck here. What a bummer!

On the bright side, I bought new furniture this weekend. Nothing like spending a lot of money to perk up your mood. :)”

“memphis?

don't forget to eat some bacon in memory of The King.

better yet, smoke a number in front of his palace”

“OK TD I'm back at work today! Actually it is a good thing. Love my family but it was time to go our own ways! LOL

Hope you have a good Monday”