Good Day.

Today was dedicated completely to my kids and truth be told, days like that don't happen very often. My daughter had a softball game this morning at 8 am. Woke up to see her play, including her first sttempt at pitching. She did fairly well, all told - needs some practice to loosen up. She was really trying hard. I was proud of her for sticking in there, no matter what. Stuff like that is what helps build the confidance she needs.

Also had a full Father-son day, thanx to a get together planned by my son's school. We spent almost 6 hours together hiking various trails at Moose Hill State Park, had lunch, played catch and cooked S'Mores over an open fire. We were supposed to do some guided stargazing as well but it started to drizzle and the cloud cover forced the planners to cancel that part. I grabbed a schedule from the place before we left and it turns out they do a few family nights of stargazing, so we should be able to attend one during the Summer, at some point. That'll make Nick happy, being that he's so interested in the idea, concept and information concerning space, stars and the planets. He was kinda bummed that the stargazing was cancelled but overall, he had a good day with me. Hanging out with him only helps reinforce the fact I have a really decent kid.

So, I think one of the things I need to do eventually, is introduce myself properly - who I am and who my family is so that it all starts to come together as a piece of writing, rather than just a bunch of scattered thoughts and observations. I'm at work right now so I'll work on that a little later, if I have the time. At the moment, I have the ability to get a post in before midnight so I'm taking it. I'd really like to get at least one post done each day up until my 40th birthday.

Right now, I have a rapist in one of the bays with State Police guarding him. They unleashed the K-9 units on him when he tried to flee and the dogs tore his leg open. He'll be sutured and then discharged to go to jail. He ain't passing GO and he ain't collecting 200... although on second thought, this is Massachusetts. He actually might make money off this, given the political climate within this state.

Also, I have a psychotic man in my waiting room who believes the government is after him for something. I didn't get much of the story but all-in-all, it's a rather universal glimpse into the life of a paranoid and delusional man. On deck is a drug addict who is in the process of being medically cleared. I just caught the basics a moment ago - sounds like crack and alcohol on top of his diagnosis of Paranoid Schizophrenia. Supposedly, he is suicidal as well but we'll wait and see exactly what that means. He'll be here soon, under my care.

And that's it for the moment. If things remain somewhat open for me to jot down another entry later, I believe I'll try and put together an intro. If I can, I guess I'll try and do an update on the pups I have here as well.

Oh yeah - today was Vic's birthday. Happy birthday, my friend. I have to call you tomorrow.