The velvet rope.

Three weeks tomorrow. Yes. Three weeks. That is how long Elsie has been upon this mortal coil. These past three weeks have been a cavalcade of fun, emotion and feeling very, very tired. My alcohol consumption-which at one point was legendary-has been replaced with an ever growing need for caffeine and ginseng.

I regretted going back to work last week, as i am missing out on lots of quality time. It is important that i work though, because i am the sole insure of our dear girl.

Last week was also when both Terri and i found out just how 'easy' being parents is , so far. That was until we went to the mall.

You cannot use strollers on the escalators. which means finding a department store or using the really dirty and hot one that lords over the food court.

We had periodic feedings and one changing. That meant going to babies 'r us to use the mommy room.

The mommy room: an oasis of calm in an consumer storm.

There are two love seats, a changing table and the sign on the outside of the door to the room says 'knock before entering.'

Forget about heading to the arcade, forget about going to the video game store or the media store, we were on an covert mission.

I ended up eating a whole box of Dots as we made our way back across the mall, from getting lawn bags at The Christmas Tree Shops.

Today i am making my way to TD Bank to close my account. They sent me a letter stating that if i don't keep $100 in my account every month, they will charge me a $15 maintenance fee. I transfer just enough to cover my car payments with $4 left over each month. I already found the last two payment slips for my payments SO it look like i'll have to wait in line one last time to save $15.

It's going to be great to have an extra $180 in my pocket every month.

Other: i am not the 'other 99%' of any of this garbage that is going on. I don't belong to any of this false idealism. If i could find a way tomorrow to become really rich, and make my families life better, then that's my right. A lot of these people protesting don't realize that they are trying to interject democratic ideals into a capitalist system.

O.k.