Just after I preached to you about simplifying things, I'm now about to write up a big ol' whine about "How in the earth am I going to get all of this done without going mad?"

I'm thankful that Monday is a holiday. I will be laboring my butt off on Labor Day.

My father came over yesterday to weed-eat the weeds and edge the lawn. The brush in the backyard was getting so thick that vagrants could have been living there; I wouldn't have been able to see them. He did this while I shirked responsibility on a four hour bike ride.

My client's website is being released this coming Friday so I'm at home for the weekend working on it. My new bike is already paid for; now I'm earning the laser eye surgery. I've been working with this particular client for six years. We have an excellent working relationship and they don't have a budget. That's good for everything except my free time. I'll be working on the content management system throughout the fall, while taking two MBA courses and working full time. I can double up my time when not busy at work by studying there.

I'd also like to ride my bike this fall and train for a half marathon in February.

I'd also like to conquer the entire world and get everyone to hold hands and sing songs about peace.

Like marathon runners, I'll probably hit The Wall around mile 20, which would be... late October to early November.

My surrogate cycling father gave me the book The Purpose Driven Life. I'll read it when the marathon's over. Perhaps I can stop overloading myself if I change my self-focused ways.