It's nearing the end of the month, and work (Progressive Insurance Claims-network/property damage) is doing what it always does...crunch time. Getting vehicles delivered, trying to get performance numbers up and get shops to hit targets, and reviewing estimates written by the guys on my team. Just a joy.

Tomorrow I should wrap up a fairly large estimate ($35,000) on an expensive vehicle that was involved in a wreck sometime last year. Just a friendly suggestion, if you're in the market for a new car, make sure it's parts are somewhat readily available. Or you may not see it for a long time while waiting for parts as they are shipped in from Europe.

Tonight I got some exercise and am now icing down my legs. I enjoy basketball night (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) and if I can stay healthy I may enjoy basketball a little more often (Wednesday night, Monday or Friday morning). The key will be to remember I'm doing it for the exercise, and not over do it and remain in a state of perpetual injury and pain...I've got enough pain without basketball adding to it.

Speaking of pain...I got an inner ear infection last week which has been triggering headaches and migraine (got to love that, right?). So besides the normal fog I live in, I had to content with constant vertigo...and the nausea that come with it.

Ah, life is good-

On another side note, I've finally got this beautiful fish to eat something other then live minnows or gold fish. After 4 and 1/2 months it's finally caught on that the dried shrimp it's tank mates love are edible. This may not sound too impressive, but believe you-me it's not easy to get these fish to go off live food (it's previous owner had it for 2 years I believe & it never touch anything but gold fish).