This day sucked. I went to bed with a little discomfort in my gum and awoke at 4:30 a.m. with a toothache that led to having the tooth pulled by noon. The dentist was very good...and I felt no pain during the extraction...but now...IT HURTS! I go back in two weeks to begin the process of figuring out a partial of some sort. Holy cow!

Be Well

Great lunch hour...

Half of a sandwich, then I changed into shorts, t-shirt and tennis shoes and took a mile walk! The wind was warm on my skin...the sun brightened my soul! Now, THAT is a fabulous lunch hour! Gotta get back to work!!

Be Well!

Blah blah blah...

So...last night, in the midst of what seemed to be an interminable meeting I typed a random text to several people "blah blah blah..." it said. I received messages back confirming that they had been thinking the exact same thing. I chuckled, thinking it funny. This morning I realize that they were listening to the president. I usually google those speeches and read the text afterward...if I have missed hearing them...I think I'll skip this one.

Be Well

The world is in chaos, the economy is in the toilet, this country is searching diligently for someone new to fight with...and what does the local media focus on...? A temporary, routine, precautionary boil order affecting only a tiny portion of a tiny town, following an ordinary main break that was repaired immediately. Ridiculous!

Be Well

Something isn't right about this...

There is something decidedly wrong when your supervisor shows you a project that can't possibly be completed in less than three days....states "My goal is to have this finished by the end of the day," then...hands it to you.

Be Well

Finally home...the end of a long, sucky day. I'm struggling lately not to give in to the blues...some days it seems almost futile. I determined today, not to let the idiots get me down, so I kept a smile on my face and a lilt in my voice and made light conversation with customers. The saying goes that "you get what you give"...but that's not always true. It was true...from the strangers that I connected with today...I smiled and they smiled...even some who came in with an obvious chip on their shoulders. But the "bevy of biddies" smile not. I sometimes wonder how exhausting it must be to be that nasty and negative ALL the time.

On the upside, the temperature was in the upper 60's today, and it was beautiful! I sat outside on the curb during a late break this afternoon and just enjoyed the warmth of the sunshine on my skin. After we got home from work, I put a meatloaf and potatoes in the oven and we took off for a mile walk...it was fabulous! There were ducks on the pond and folks walking dogs and kids playing...! I could have walked for hours...or until it began to get chilly again!

Well, the trash is calling...we forgot to empty it week before last...don't want to do that again!

Be Well!

To whom it may concern,
Isn't it odd how time passes? Just when you think you have a handle on life...it comes off (the handle I mean) and you can't find the super glue. Sometimes I think I'm losing my mind...and then I realize that I'm just running too fast. I realize new things about the world, humanity, and myself everyday...actually...every few minutes. More and more I realize that we simply cannot control anything. All we can hope for is the ability to control how we react to things...and even that is a crap shoot. My brain races to embrace everything...and then it's too tired to use anything. The elusive dollar becomes more a dream than a possibility, and "Can't get no satisfaction" seems to have become a subconscious mantra. When is enough...enough. When is it time to enjoy...to be. Wouldn't it be nice to have forward hindsight.

Be Well.