When I started this journey, there were two tragic events transpiring in my family.  While my personal tragedy is only being resolved by separation, the other one has now been resolved in the absolute best way it could have been.  While I don't wish to share with the world what has been going on elsewhere in my family — it's a matter best left private — I am happy to announce that we are, once again, a whole family.  The other on?  Well, life just has a new kind of "normal" now.  I'm happy again, and I'm moving on with life.

And, thanks to a handful of very, very special people, that happiness I'm now feeling is bordering on giddy.  The last 10 days, particularly, have lifted me to heights I can't recall seeing, on a spiritual level.  And a "new" friendship has been the proverbial icing on the cake.  You know who you are, and that's all that matters to me.

Oh, and I was at the NASCAR race in Dover again yesterday.  No rainout this time, just a little sunburn and a whole lot of fun.  It's back home to NC tomorrow, and back to the grind.  And I'm glad to see that "normal" has become a fun adventure again.