Some stuff

Political stuff first. So, now the US's pet government in Iraq is starting to turn on its masters. Despite Duhbya's (and McSame's) insistence that the United States won't set a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, that country's government in now apparently insisting that we do just that or they won't sign the agreement that makes it "legal" for foreign troops (that would be mostly ours, BTW) to remain in the country. Gee, is it time to invade Iran yet to distract us from Iraq?

Now on to the personal stuff. My trip to Denver over the holiday weekend was a bust from the "meeting folks and having fun" perspective. It was, however, very productive from the "get a lot of work done for a favorite family member" perspective. So, nothing to report on the trip front other than not being home for the fireworks displays.

I find myself starting to get a little anxious about going in for arthroscopic surgery on my bum knee on Friday about noon. That's probably because the knee is not currently causing me any grief at all. I understand that the surgery is a minor procedure to trim up the torn cartilage and that I'll be walking out of the day surgery center within hours of walking in, but still ... surgery. However, I know that if I cancel this procedure, within a week Murphy will ambush me and I'll be back to painful limping and wishing I'd had the surgery.

For some unknown reason, I've been feeling simultaneously depressed and angry for a couple of days. Is that because I still haven't caught up on sleep from this past weekend or because I'm fretting about surgery? Or is it just because? Regardless, I'm doing my own personal version of calming, happy mental exercises and deep breathing. I'm thinking some medicinal tequila might be in order, too.