It's never fun when the server goes down while writing a column

Sitting at home, now writing the second version of this column. The first one was about spring, but that was before I went out into this cold weather. And it was also before the server went down at work.

It's never a good sign when the server goes down on a Monday morning.

That's when all work at the office basically stopped. And so did my writer's trance.

I was able to save the first version of this column, but unable to send it into my e-mail.

Unfortunately, the writer's trance has not returned. And it probably won't ...

So here I sit with a half-empty page. I thought I might actually be able to wait the downtime out ... that's when I went to the bank as well as the coffee house. Nonetheless when I returned to the office, the server was still down.

Then I chatted with Teana -- who was working the front desk for Becky who's in Brazil being trained to upsell.

I bet you're loving that, Beck!

Nothing else to report on ... except that I'm suffering from a bout of writer's block.

Enough of this silliness, I must wrap this up. I'm expecting a call from a soldier in Iraq -- Sgt. Dan Templeton. Apparently, he's been honored for a recent heroic act.

But it looks like I'll have to talk to him tomorrow. I do know his mom (Candace) is extremely proud and also wants to share the good news.

Until next time ... take care and see you around.