I can't say a lot of things typing with my nose. I hope you are well Briget.

My apolgies for not checking in on you guys, but the BB is just not the place for me at this time. I will be back to help others, but as the DB Coaches always say, first we got to help ourselves.

I'm being very low key. I have a trial date scheduled for May 26th and I'll take it from there. W is no different than she has been for the past 20 months, but for the most part, I've given up DBing and just try to avoid her drama.

I have found my old self, have numerous new friends, attend Yankee games without guilt, have an even better relationship with my children, and don't sweat a lot of details.

But underpinning all this, is my conversion. I have the fortune of having a Church 1/2 block away from my office and I've started attending Mass before work almost daily. I realize that I need and must seek God's grace EVERY day (if not every moment) to keep forging ahead. It's hard to explain, but right now I feel a unprecedented strong inner peace that tells me that no matter what happens, I will be fine. Basically, right now I don't feel any need to seek another relationship other than the one I'm building with Christ--and with that one strenghtened, all else will follow.

If religion is the opium of the masses, give me lots more!

My best wishes to everyone.


Keep on fighting the good fight.

Merrick