Larry, shame on you. You are supposed clean up your litter.

Bill, don't complain about your job duties. At least you are working. Also you are lucky to have a job so you can see all the sites some of us only get to read about. 
Doc - any comments I make about my job are usually with tounge firmly planted in my cheek. I know how lucky I am to be working- especially in an industry that has seen so much moved off-shore. I even like what I do about 90% of the time, which is better than a lot of jobs.
I know from other posts that you used to travel some, so you know what a strain being away from home can be on family.
I usually have a long list of projects to work through each time I get home, and that really cuts into time for hobby stuff when I am here. This time around I get to pull the transmission out of my daughters Explorer and put a clutch and rear seal in, not that much fun when its either 90+ w/ 90% humidity- or raining!
That is part of the reason I try to get out and fly and meet as many people as I can when I am on the road. Everywhere I have gone, and met up with other fliers I have been welcomed and treated like a friend. C/L fliers are the best- and I treasure all the time I have spent with all of you- whether on line or at the field.