I’m taking a week off from my part time job to get some things done around the house.

Partial List (subject to editing by Sharlene)

Fix Wallpaper, Install Humidifier on furnace, Put up shelf, Run projector and speaker wire, Install projector, Install screen, Run wire for ceiling fan in Living room, Install ceiling fan, Rewire Laundry room light, anything else I find

So not so much a vacation as a chance to make Sharlene happy, which makes me happy. Her smile is what keeps me going no matter what else is going on in my life.

I’m glad to see 2008 go but the fact that it is a new year does not really change things. The economy is still in the tank, Young men and women are still dying in far off lands. My house is still crowded.

Thankfully it also means some good things have not changed. I’m still alive, healthy and married to my lovely Sharlene. I have two great kids and two wonderful grandkids, my Lord still looks over me and the sun still rises in the east and sets in the west.

There will be changes this year, I’m sure. I always have new things to learn. I have to keep growing in mind, body and spirit.

Happy New Year to all those I love.

Christmas Day is over. Tired but had a good day. Grand-daughters and God-daughter had lots of fun with presents. My love gave me something I've wanted for a long time, a Strat and amp. Bad part is now I've got to learn to play! Oh how I want to learn. Only wish I was about thirty years younger. My old fingers don't respond as fast and I'm sure my fingertips will be bleeding in a week. I don't care. I've got a Strat. Thank you kid.
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Well It’s November 30th and the “few weeks” has turned into four and a half months. I’m getting close to my breaking point and I figure I’m going to have a meltdown soon. It won’t be pretty and it may not do my health any good but I can’t take much more of this. None of this is my fault. It is someone else’s fault. I suffer, my wife suffers and the person whose fault it is sits on his ass and does nothing. I shouldn’t expect different from him as someone with a single digit IQ can’t do much.

It looks like Obama is going to do it. Right now 10:0 EST he has 199 to 78. Looking good!

My friend Nicole and my God-daughter, Holly, are moving into their new home soon. That means they'll be moving out of mine!!

We lost our buddy, Gummitch. It was hard to let him go but it was what we had to do. He was a "super kitten." We got his name from a Fritz Leiber short story called "Space Time for Springers." It was a story about Gummitch the Kitten that thought all he had to do was drink coffee and he would become human and get to sit at the table. In the end he sacrifices his chances to save a baby. It is a great story. R.I.P. buddy. i miss you.

I’ve always liked that line. It’s from the 59th Street Bridge Song by Paul Simon. Feelin’ Groovy to most people. I have to try and listen to those words every once in awhile. I worked full time (and then some) for more than thirty years. I retired 6 years ago with the idea that I could slow down and take life easy for once. I find my time taken up by so many things now that I wonder how I ever found time to work all those years. I used to find time to sit down and listen to a whole album (those big round vinyl things) maybe spark one up and just relax. I miss those days. I think a lot of it has to do with my age. I’m beginning to realize that some day I won’t have a choice and I’ll have to slow down. I guess I’m just trying to get things done while I can. It just seems messed up to me.

Ba da, Ba da, Ba da, Ba da…Feelin’ Groovy.

Wow!!

I've only had this little gem for a few days but I'm really loving it! I'm sitting in the living room with my feet up and it feels great. I like the idea of computing anywhere, posting to my blog anytime and being able to get away from the desk. I'm going to posting more from now on. I don't know if that's really a good thing or not.

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