Let's Get Ready to Rumble!!!

Well, the day goes well up until I get back to my apartment and check my messages. I am soon catapulted into my family's feud. Now, just as a background, my family has been feuding for over four decades. It's mostly the brothers and sisters (my aunts and uncles). Somehow when my father died I ascended his position in the war and have spent the last two and a half years mediating. I officially retire today. There seems to be a lot of gossiping going on about me behind my back and I'm quite tired of it. My throat is raw at the moment due to some yelling and anger releasing. I have made it quite clear: If you have something to ask me, ask me! ME. Don't take second hand, third hand, or whatever hand information. I'm going to tell you the truth or I won't answer. What do I have to hide anymore? But, these are the people I trust and need the most that are doing this and I just don't want to have to stop communication with any one of them because of something so stupid. I wish I could just be left out of it.

Other than that, all is well. In my personal finance class I've finally come to the decision to switch my money to the American Fund. I'll be diversifying between five separate funds. Tomorrow I'm calling the broker. The average of the money the funds have made over their lifetime have each been over 10%.

Tomorrow I'm also buying Madonna's new CD. I'm not necessarily a Madonna fan... in truth, I only have one other album of hers. But, I caught the video for her new single "Hung Up" twice and liked it more each time. It's strange because I never watch music videos, I just happened upon it the first time while flipping channels ("Oh, hey, that's Madonna. What's she up to now?"). And then the song was used in the opening segment of a new CSI: Miami episode. I love the song. And, I must say I respect Madonna highly. She has transformed herself so completely so many times it's incredible. She's the definition of "star."

Well, since my nerves are all frazzled and my blood pressure is probably all over the place (another gift passed down through my family), I'm going to go lay on my couch, watch TV and relax. I might even meditate... what the hell?

And so it goes...