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I will be uploading my photos from the weekend as soon as I create the galleries so check gotomn.com and they should be on there around 9pm tonight (Tuesday July 17).

This has been a bittersweet week full of highs and lows.

The good stuff:

My son-in-law is on a flight to Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin, via stops in Kuwait and Germany as I type this message. It's a huge relief for the entire family to have him on the way home.

We just got a tentative contract offer today and we have been without one since 2004 so I haven't gotten anything in the way of raises for three years. My wife and I are happy about that. Maybe I won't have to drive the old Ranger much longer LOL

I got invited up to the press conference to take photos of Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Thursday. For Nascar fans and specifically Jr. fans that would be the thrill of a lifetime but I was more excited to see Mike Nutzmann win the Late Model Feature than hob nobbing with celebrities. All I could think of is "you've got one shot Stan, don't screw up your camera settings." Fortunately the flash was still working on Thursday.

The not so good stuff:

DSL H*ll. I have heard horror stories about farming tech support out to foreign countries but never had a problem personally. Now I can join the ranks of those who have been through customer service h*ll, dots not features as Tom Bernard at KQ would say

$350 to $400 for a flash so I can take photos for the remainder of the season. Unexpected expenses like that happen to everyone whether it's a car, home repair, appliance or (you fill in the blank). I'll cancel a couple of racing trips and do my best to get something as soon as possible.

The good stuff still outweighs the bad and I've got a lot to be happy about. I'm just sharing my frustrations with you, my message board friends, so I can get it off my chest.

Enjoy the photos and we'll see you at the races. I'm off for a couple weeks so I can be with the family when Nick gets home. I want to be there to see the look on my granddaughter's face when she sees her Daddy live and in person instead of on a video or computer screen.

Stan Meissner

Glad he's on his way home, Stan. Now maybe life can get back to it's normal screwed up state!

Buy him a BEER on me and tell him THANKS!

steiny

Maybe we can get him out to the Richert Memorial again and have a few Buds with him.

Stan Meissner

Stan,,,,,,,,,, Did you forget who you were talking to??? Getting Steiny to drink a Budweiser is like getting a Republican to vote for a Democrat,,, it could happen,, but not without ALOT of persuasion, LOL!!!!!!!

Brian

Maybe we can upgrade him to something better than Bud.

Maybe Fox Deluxe or Cold Spring!

Nick can drink Bud, Steiny can drink Summit and I'll have my Miller Lite

Stan Meissner