I just came back from a 12-day vacation. While I certainly enjoy my job, it's never easy to come back after 12-days of taking it easy, which isn't really that easy with 3-kids who are six, three, and four months old. But it's great to be able to spend all of that time with my wife Amy and the kids.

I think the time away rejuvinates you somewhat. You need that. Tim and I are in the summer vacation mode. Now he's gone for 10 days, and I'll work all ten including the holiday weekend. You can't complain when you've had about two weeks off.

I'm sure many of you have felt the same thing while on vacation. Wouldn't it be nice to be independently wealthy, and not have to work. But then you think, you have to do SOMETHING.

Having a lack of structure is great for a week or two, but after awhile you have to have a purpose. And work certainly fills that.

Still, I often buy Powerball tickets.