Cold to start, continuing the nice clear days. Warming up later.
Yesterday was another beautiful day starting with an absolute light show of a sunrise. I get to see the sun come up while I stand on the corner with daughter 1 waiting for her bus. In the old days I’d have said that sunrise should come at the END of a good long day…
12 years and 24 days since I quit drinking. Missed the anniversary, but realized it yesterday. It’s not normally a big deal for me, I figure the running total out when I think of it- I’m not actually counting the days any more. Without any judgement either way, I can say definitively that it saved me a LOT of money be spent on other things. And probably saved my life and my relationships….
I made my drop off at the ‘industrial’ auction, so that’s another pickup load gone. Still lots more to go. Funny how the auctions and estate sales sometimes go in ‘waves’. No O gauge trains for a long time, then trains in every auction. Or loose wrenches and sockets. Or coleman lanterns. None for a while, then they’re everywhere.
Since yesterday was an ‘office’ day for my wife, I picked up youngest from school. 2:30 in the afternoon is not a convenient time. For anyone. And having the kids start at 7:15 makes little sense for most people. What it does do is let the district reuse the busses to pick up the high school kids for their later start time. One more example of the district running things for their own convenience and not the parents’ or students’. And the mid afternoon ending time created a whole industry of “after care” babysitter organizations. All of which cost money by the way, and almost none of which are running due to covid. Anyway, it puts a limit on what I can do in the afternoon.
Today I’m picking up auction stuff for my ongoing home remodeling and maintenance projects. Then I’ll see what else I can get done either on my list for home, or for my secondary location. Gnu g-noes there is plenty on the lists…
Meanwhile, our would be rulers are continuing to show their true nature. Some are now calling for the creation of a ‘ministry of truth’, while others want to purge the ranks of the military along political lines. I can’t see the leadership allowing that, but I don’t see them staging a coup either. It will probably just get slow rolled with everyone hoping someone else will deal with it. Everywhere I look I see the breakdown of the institutions and cultures that led to our great success. It’s much easier to destroy than build.
I’m focusing on Yoda’s advice for the nonce… “Save you what can.”
Stack it high.
nick