Monday, May 21, 2007

Today started off with a deficit of sleep. I got to sleep late and woke up early and tried to resolve it without much ultimate resolution. I didn't feel like making myself breakfast this morning so I took the easy way out and ate a blueberry muffin. I guess I poured the orange juice. What a man!

When I got to the office, I prepared for State Court this morning. I do enjoy being in court like that. The interaction and stories are superb. We all tell the same stories over and over again but the stories are so good. If someone followed me around he or she would truly be amused by the stories we tell each other. Its the best part of the process. And then I picked up a new client. Tada!

I returned to the office and left for Cumberland Mall and the closing for the Cox's. I made some phone calls on the way and felt like I was accomplishing something. I got to Cumberland, despite the winding of the roads and the fact that the whole area around Cumberland is a civil engineer's dream or nightmare, depending on which way you look at it. I know it used to be so simple. There was a road, a large road in front of Cumberland. It was generally known as Highway 41 (Lord, I was born a Ramblin Man!) and there was a road that ran behind the mall. It was fairly simple and hard to get lost. They also had a nice restaurant called Cashins' which had a specialty of adult milkshakes. The best was a frozen White Russian. Most people who know me very well would be shocked to find out I really liked a frozen White Russian since it has coffee in it. This had coffee ice cream and was superb. One night when I was a young college student I went to the Cashins' in Cumberland and the female bartender made a ton of these frozen adult milk shakes and gave me the overflow (basically consisting of the balance of the milk shake left in the blender after she poured the majority in the glass for service on the floor). I got really drunk in a post-adolescent thrill way for about $3.0o. It was fun. Of course, I was clueless as to the motivations of the female bartender. I wonder if Cindy is glad that I was clueless?

Anyway, I met with the Cox's for their closing. We sat down in the food court and I could sense a little unease. I think Mr. Cox wanted a little more privacy. But it was relatively comfortable and we got through the process fairly quickly. After the closing I went to the Ted's Montana Grill to eat lunch. While I was there, Otis Nixon, former Centerfielder for the good old Atlanta Braves of the early years, before they started changing players around. I remember when Otis was a player and he was in his 30's but he looked like he might be in his 50's. Now he is in his 50's and he seems to be in his 50's again. Maybe he has finally grown into his face.

Afterward, I returned to the office and got to talk with John Newton about our mutual problem. Tomorrow I will get with Stephanie Windham to discuss a resolution. I feel better. I'm not sure how it will last. I may miss sleep tonight as well. We'll see.

Tonight I was able to get in position on a closing on Wednesday and a closing on Tuesday. I also had an out of the office closing at Turtle Cove on Jackson Lake. That was fun. There is a lot of beauty around there. I had a nice talk with the Sikes' at their house. I also got to blow a lot of gravel dust on folks. Nothing is paved around or at least consistently paved.

Tonight I got home with about three of my buffalo chicken wings from KFC. I like driving through Butts County in the late afternoon/early evening. I like driving toward the sunset in East Spalding County. I enjoy driving west in the early evening. It would be perfect if I could continually drive west and never catch the sunset. Of course, I enjoy driving to the sunset at the beach too. I also enjoy driving down the coast (north and south) at sunset. But sunsets are cool almost no matter where they are located.

Sunrises are good as well. I like to sit at breakfast on our patio and watch the world come up. The quiet and the birds are grand. If I could keep the other noises away for a longer period of time.

Well, that has been my day today. A mixed blessing and postponement of resolution. One beer is not enough.