6 weeks of hotel living. It’s getting to me big time. Now I know why Jack Nicholson went nuts up there at The Overlook. All that’s missin’ here are a few corpses, several feet of snow & a creepy maze. “REDRUM – REDRUM – REDRUM” – Where’s my axe?

Lotsa folks would probably say whaddya complainin’ about? You have a nice suite in a Chicago suburb – Your wife (she’s with me) doesn’t have to cook or clean & you can go out for dinner every night & have whatever you want. Yeah – great & I’m gettin’ fat as a cow.

I need to get home – real soon. I keep clicking my heels together & muttering “THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME” – but it ain’t workin’. When I’m home, I eat the right food – less beef, more seafood. I get more exercise. There are always things to do around the house – I can hike through town – ride my bike on the beach – wear shorts & flip flops – swim – STAY TAN. I gotta hurry home so I can build up me ‘musckles‘ – like this guy.

Then there’s being cooped up when it’s cold n’ windy – which is almost every day up here. Writing in a hotel suite is nearly impossible. Forgot to pack the muse I suppose. Heck – I can barely post stuff on the blog. So that leaves TV. I despise TV. But it’s worse than that! It’s ‘chick flicks’ aaagggghhhhh!!!! I’ve seen more of Matthew McConaughy than his own mother. I even bought “The Notebook” & sat through that! But…. being away from home has been tough on Deb too, so I have to cut her some slack, ‘specially with the TV & DVD thing. I don’t wanna be one of these.