It has been a busy past few days, but it's worth the effort

OK ... so as not to confuse you I'm writing this on Friday, July 2, but it will run as my column in the Tuesday, July 6 edition of the paper.

Being that it's Friday, I'm drained. You see I started the week out writing a column on Monday, June 28 -- which ran in the Tuesday, June 29 edition. So this is the second column I've penned in less than five days.

As a writer I've also had two extra 4-H fair tab stories due. Check, completed them. And that doesn't include the two-a-day story requirement.

And then there was that thing called the Freedom Festival. We went three nights in a row. One to check it out, two to take Jazz and friend to carnival, listen to music and take photos for the paper. Three when Kade played and also took photos for the paper as well as networked.

Slow down. Wait a minute. You think you're confused try being me.

On Thursday, July 1 I took the day off to take my boys to the doctor in Terre Haute. With all the new shot requirements it was a must. I love my boys and spending time with them was the best thing that happened this day.

Back to Friday (which is really when I'm writing this). Since I was out of the office on Thursday I had a ton of things to catch up on ... this being one of them.

Now to predict the future which will be the past by the time you read this.

* Saturday, July 3 -- class reunion

* Sunday, July 4 -- Kade and I will celebrate our wedding anniversary with lots of fireworks.

* Monday, July 5 -- I will interview people at the parade and write a story to be published in the July 6 edition.

So most folks got a three-day weekend. But not most of the newsroom at the Greene County Daily World. In order to have this paper ready for Tuesday, July 6 we had to bust butt in advance plus work the (Monday) holiday.

I'm not saying I wasn't warned. My college professors always told me journalists don't get paid well and are expected to work every holiday that everyone else has off. And that's no lie.

No wonder it's a dying craft.