Yeah I've been blue myself. I lost a good friend, the weather is cold, etc. etc. I sometimes wonder if building ukes is good when I"m in the dumps. Do I want or need the stress? I mean bad s** can happen when you are building and it is not a good feeling. On the other hand it does take my mind off my troubles. I'm currently working with some wild burl wood and it is a constant battle against chip-out. So far so good, but just today a piece of burl just chipped out and almost ruined my edge. It was fine in the end and didn't go deep into the field which would have been very, very bad. But I had to ask myself: Do I really need this s**? My answer: Yeah, it does help because making beautiful things is never bad.