You lose someone who has been an impediment and a drain for many years. You are finally free to grow. Then another person immediately takes the impediment's place and becomes an even bigger drag on you. Why do we let this happen? And why does it happen to us when it is outside of our control?

So far the new month is barely over five and a half hours old - the first three hours was absolutely wonderful - then since five a.m. it's been like Friday The 13th. Know that old saw about bad things happening in threes? The past half hour so far it is three squared! Oops! Make that cubed!