Do what cha gotta do....

My good friend Garth Brooks once sang a song entitled "Do What You Gotta Do." That is often my anthem, especially at work. It isn't the funnest of jobs, in fact it is pretty painful. But, I do it because I gotta. I need the money for bills, debts, school, and fun. Sometimes, whether we want to, or whether or not we know things will work out, or whether we can see the benefits immediately or ten years downs the road, you have to put your nose to the grindstone and go....

I will be 21 in six days. Whew! Bet my mom feels old right about now....

I leave for Washington D.C. in seven days. Whew! A dream about to come true...