Interoffice Memo

To: My Entire Body
From: Jersey Girl

I know. The last few days have been rough.

There has, as usual, been too much working. There has been a spate of carousing. There has been precious little sleep. The 2007 cocktail count has gone through the roof. There have been constant dietary disasters - eating here three times in a 44-hour period, ordering things like the Farmer's Choice Breakfast at another house of gastrointestinal delights. There was the unfortunate encounter with the fire ants. I didn't enjoy that either.

The good news is ... haven't we had fun? I mean, even you had to have been impressed with flying from Texas to Ohio on Friday for the OSU game, then Ohio to Jersey Sunday morning for a 1 p.m. Jets game. We got to see two victories, visited some old haunts, caught up with old friends, made a few new ones. We don't get much free time, so when these opportunities present themselves, we have to take advantage.

I know you're tired, but I'll warn you now - there's more where this came from. We're getting on another plane in less than three days. But the really good news is, we're almost done. Nine more days on the road and then we can put 2007 in the books.

So suck it up. We'll rest in November.