VOLuntarilyConservative

Apparently, you can make a little cash for collecting fireflies.

Who knew?

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This year has been tough on the ole VOLCon. Work has been uncontrollably busy. Heck, I'm even threatening to have more billable hours than my friends who work for the big metropolitan firms that I always felt sorry for because they worked all of the time.

But I've been trying to play hard, too. At least, I'm doing that until the baby comes.

Tennessee football games. Tennessee basketball games (although I missed last night's exhibition due to exhaustion). Trans-Siberian Orchestra this Wednesday night (which is also being attended by fellow blogger Michael Silence).

I'm glad to have completed the birthing classes, which concluded last week. Baby shower was this past Sunday.

Do you get the impression that my head is spinning?

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Sorry, folks, but there won't be too much on the blog front today.

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I hadn't bellied up to the Buffet in a few days, so I thought I would do so this afternoon. What I found there made me spew Coke out of my nose:

Dear Norton AntiVirus,

I have recently installed updates to your products and wish to inform you that your product can kiss my ass.

And in Comments:

I got to speak with “Ghandi” too, and my conversation was basically an echo. I had to ask him to repeat everything he said because I could barely understand him. Being rather tech savvy and IT certified, this wasn’t a killer obstacle for me but was pretty frustrating. Naturally, his solution didn’t work He suggested I wait 24-hrs and try again. Fat chance.

If you've ever had to contact Norton's tech support (which is all housed out of their office overlooking the Bay of Bengal), you know this to be the truth.

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Apologies for the lack of posting over the past few days, but it simply could not be helped. On Friday, I was visiting a client to whom I was appointed to represent at Northeast Correctional Complex in Johnson County.

Over the weekend, I was also able to attend the NHRA drag races at Thunder Valley in Bristol, Tennessee, play in a golf benefit near Blountville (where our team of three shot a 65 in a four-ball event), and participate in a BBQ at Bays Mountain in Kingsport.

Lots of work. Lots of play.

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You know it's going to be another tough week when you look at your schedule book and the only free afternoon that you might have had has two words written in dark ink:

"Root Canal."

Oh yeah. I'm feeling it.

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Sorry for no posts yesterday, but it was Valentine's Day, and none of y'all are my valentine.

No offense, but that kinda impeded my blogging time.

UPDATE: OK, to answer an e-mail question, the VOLConWife and I dined at Naples, which is a Valentine's Day tradition for us. I can't remember how many years we have spent Valentine's Day at Naples, but it has been several. The food is excellent, and the atmosphere of the Blue Room (which I reserve every year months in advance) cannot be beat. (You know the food is good - Coach Bruce Pearl was there last night.)

Every couple has a big day that is significant to them. Ours is Valentine's Day. It was on Valentine's Day five years ago that Angela and I went on our first date. (We had known each other for some time prior to that, but our first date on the Santa Monica Pier overlooking the Pacific Ocean occurred on Valentine's Day, 2002.) We always make sure to celebrate this day, especially as we grow older.

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We managed to make it back from Chicago in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and I hope to post more about the trip (along with photos) this evening.

For now, though, I have to assist in getting the firm cranked back up for 2007. As has been the norm for the past few months, blogging has to take a back seat to "real life."

Sigh.

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