Happy Mother's Day and other things....

     Wow... what started as a blog every day has turned into a once a month thing.  All my fault of course.  It is not for a lack of something to say...(you all know that).  It is negligence on my part and I will continue to remind myself to be more forthcoming with this missives.  As you know... (and if you don't I'm telling you now), I have returned to a work schedule that I originally envisioned when I embarked on this "career" here in Arizona.  The summer is coming and the heat (love it!) will be here and the work in security (which is very seasonal here) will slow.  We have a couple big events but nothing like last summer when we had two huge religious conferences and the All-Star Game.  I have been invited back to New York for the U.S. Open in August for three weeks...barring anything new in the TSA employment front.  So, days off are at a premium these days and lazybones here just isn't writing enough.  So, I am starting today with this blog and am trying to write a little every day to get the book idea I had off the ground.  The plan is to turn my balcony in my writing studio (if you would have visited me out here, you could picture it yourself).  Since you didn't... my balcony in back enjoys shade all day and is very quiet.  There is electricity (for my computer) and a nice view of the golf course next door.  I only work tomorrow (teaching a guard class) and Sunday (working a comedy festival) then I am off most of next week.  The plan is to lay out the chapters and then add notes and then finally get to it... I will keep you in the loop (hopefully more often) through the blog, which I plan to continue ad nauseum (I think that's Latin for forever...wink,wink).

     Speaking of future employment...I was checking the website for TSA and an opening just came about for Phoenix Sky Harbor airport (which you would know is my local airport if you visited).  I quickly put in my application and resume and will keep my fingers crossed.  A job at Sky Harbor would allow me to keep my security job for special events like the golf tournaments and such.  And I live very close to the airport (which you would know if you visited).  It would be a win-win situation for me.  More on that as it develops...

     Back to the main theme of this blog... Happy Mother's Day to all you Mom's and future Mom's.  This Hallmark holiday is worthy of a celebration and not just one day.  Not only is the pregnancy and actual birth of a child WAY more than I could stand in terms of physical pain, it really never ends after the birth.  Mothering is a 24/7, 365 day job that lasts Mom's lifetime.  She constantly puts her child's needs ahead of herself and endures the backtalk and arguments when her decisions for her child contradict with the child's desires.  She eventually lets the child go to live their own life but the worry and concern never leave with the child.  It seems to me that a one day celebration of this ultimate sacrifice and lifelong commitment is a little shabby.  That's just my opinion and everyone is entitled to their own opinion...(especially when you are the one typing on the computer).  So, God bless all the Moms out there (especially you, Helen) for putting up with us all these years and suffering the trials and tribulations associated with the title of "MOM".