Not being as organized as I could be perhaps I did not make it to my journal this morning. I may write in it later but for now this will have to suffice. After a quick breakfast and some endearing words to my wife I loaded up the truck and went off to help a …
Month: April 2012
Although I’m looking forward to camping and seeing family this summer I hope the hubbub doesn’t get to me, and there’s a good chance that at some point it will. The activity and noise will wear on me and I’ll likely withdraw somewhat and retreat to my safe place. I’m a very private person, some …
The rain has continued now for the past two days and while it brings much needed moisture to the grounds it dampens any enthusiasm for one to go outside (pun intended). I’m ok with it at this time though as it supports my choice to get something accomplished indoors, chores around the house being one …
I have been quite faithful in maintaining my journal, or morning pages, and most days quite look forward to it. Today was no exception, however the day started off at a pace faster than I first appreciated and I missed that first crucial step, relax and write. Perhaps there are no “good excuses” but the …
I never appreciated how complicated, yet so simple, something like a blog can be. I’m sure the designers have an appreciation for the complexity etc. and I figured I’d have it figured out in a snap, but such is not the case. In an effort to improve the looks of my blog I felt some …
I don’t want to sink. I have to find my balance in retirement and not take on too much, nor too little. It feels very much like boarding a small boat or canoe, where the balance is key. Move too far to one side and over you go, or at the very least you begin …
The title for this post is a mis-quote by a chap I used to work with, we called them Tommy’isms and there were a few. This one is a cross between “Wake up and smell the coffee” and “Stop and smell the roses” and it came to mind after reading a post by RCGale called …
Wow, where do I start? Today is, as they say, ” the first day of the rest of your life”. It is a new beginning, it is an end to an old life. I have officially worked my last day. Now some may argue and say I’ve never worked a day in my life but …
I just “re” learned a word, “ennui”, meaning (from the Free Dictionary) “a listlessness and dissatisfaction, resulting from lack of interest; boredom”. That pretty much sums up my state of affairs, I’m ennuied. Nothing much has changed here since my last post (yesterday), there has been no discussion nor questions by my Manager as to …
I feel like Jack Nicholson in “The Shining” where he sticks his head through the door and says “I’m Back”, although as I recall he said it more like “I’m baaaack”. As it turns out when I did a Google search for a picture it came up with the photo you see and it was …