In the US, this is the Independence Day weekend. I had a few spare vacation days, so I tacked one on, making this a four day weekend. My plans are simple. Prep for my family coming over on the 5th for a celebration of the 4th (Ha!). Work on my query tuning book (gotta make progress every day, or these things come and get you). Probably play a little radio. Get work done around the house. Play some more radio. Do other work around the house.

And yet, I live by the military maxim, no plan survives contact with the enemy.

The enemy in my case is sloth. Oh, I'll have the best intentions over the next few days. Yeah, I should fire up FT8 and try to make that contact with Alaska (I'm so close to Worked All 50 States on FT8). But, hey, look, the hammock is empty. I've worked on the book, 'cause, sloth or not, I want to get that done. Maybe I'll start a project... maybe.

Look, I know some of you have a bottomless well of ambition and drive. However, others of us simply do not. We're going to try. Yes, it's probably not enough. Maybe though, that's all you can ask of us. We're trying.

Hope your plans survive better than mine are likely to.