My boat is ready for RTI but...

My siblings were kind enough to schedule the family reunion/Dad's 75th birthday for the weekend after the RTI. Unfortunatley, that didn't do me a lot of good because it means I would have to make two 1,000mi.+ roundtrips in two consecutive weekends. I've been waiting since last year for some better wind for the race but I will have to leave my boat in the garage for this year's event. I'm bummed, I'm wussing out, but I don't have that much energy and can't afford to leave the projects at work (I'm the last man standing doing CAD for Enron in Fla.) for the time it would take to do both the family thing and the RTI, too.

In the old days (three years ago) I would have quit the job if necessary, done the race and family party, and found another job. I miss the old days. I know things are bad when the only prospect I have is to continue working for Enron.