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   Can't believe January is done and gone and I have no idea where it went.  This month I have spent more time on the road than I have in a long time and there are some things that I enjoy about being on the road such as getting to see a town or city I would never in a million years want to go to and see, mostly because there is nothing to see or do unless drinking is your life which it is not mine.  Lately I have been really enjoying reading Reckless; My Life as a Pretender by Chrissie Hynde, I am by no means a book reviewer and my opinion is only worth..........well not much but I have really enjoyed reading it so far, as I am not finished yet and soon as I am I will post a full review.  Another auto biography I finished recently was Spray Paint the Walls; The story of Black Flag by Steve Chick was a very cool read if your a punk rock fan or somebody that likes music.  It gave me a very good perspective on just how hard people in bands work and how little the make when not a big mainstream band.  It was very cool to learn about one of the most influential band not only across the country but in my own life.  Henry Rollins of Rollins Band was my first taste of punk and from there I found Black Flag and many other punk bands and little by little I am re listening to and reading about all the bands that had influenced me in my early years.  One thing about reading these books is that I would have loved to see them in concert, I have been fortunate in my life to have seen some really good live music.  I also realize that hard work and determination to do the things you want can make it happen, maybe not the way you thought or it might never happen but hard work will help.
   The kid turned 3 on January 28th and it was a good day for that little goon, he had a party at school and he actually ate a doughnut I couldn't believe it!  The kid who eats nothing except chicken nuggets and......ice cream and .......well not much else.  On Saturday we had two parties one in the morning with all his friends and let me say that I had my doubts about 9 kids running wild in not a big house and let me tell you that they did awesome no crying and not much whining at all, Serena made pizza which impressed everyone, only because they never had Secchi pizza.  Even the parents were in a good mood which helps out more than anything, just wish at least one of the kids dad would show up.  Can't complain thou because everything turned out okay.  Then after about an hour it was time for the family to come over and hang, Claudio was happy to get hang with all the family. I really enjoy having family close, but not to close I prefer the company of my good friends way more.  Not sure what that says about me but not sure I even care.  With all the birthday stuff out of the way reality comes and rears its ugly head in the form of Serena and Claudio going out to Iowa for an appointment to get his feet looked at by the best damn Doctor in the world Dr. Morcuende one of the best guys in the business.  One day I will take him out for a beer and tell him how amazing he has been not only for a couple of parents that knew nothing about clubfoot but also how awesome he is for Claudio.  The travel sucks and is expensive but I think in the end it will be the best thing for him, to go from a Doctor that wasn't forth coming with information about what was going on and not for me anyways knowing what was going to happen next and really not understanding the whole process to the best is quite possible the coolest thing to see I feel that we are the most lucky.  To have the means to go there when we need to and not to have to worry, I will be a Hawkeye fan till the day I die for what they gave me and my son.

Later