Month: May 2023
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Laundry and Motivation
Now that I’m billing for the boys I don’t technically have days off. There’s always work to do for them around the house. I also need to do my laundry today. I don’t HAVE to get out of my pajamas for any of that, but it might give me more motivation to get dressed. There’s…
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In the Right Place
LiftingSpinningHaulingHeavingBrotherhood Old wood and glassRagged cramped stairsHands and heartsIn the right placePriesthood
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Nuggets and Clock
My wife had a migraine yesterday so I had a buddy drive me to the grocery store. We were out of chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese (among other things). Later our son who just moved out called my wife so she could take him grocery shopping. I feel a little like I wasted a…
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Interesting Times
I am told that the Chinese have a curse that goes, “May you live in interesting times.” I find it odd that so many people are normal and want to be normal. My life is always interesting. I used to get bored and wonder if that was because in those years I was just boring.…
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Evenings and Weekends
A long time ago I realized that the willingness to work evenings and weekends was an adaptive trait in a capitalist economy. I have never gone to the bars on the weekend and have rarely felt the need to just leave town to blow off steam. So I’m spending another Saturday night at Walgreens. Over…
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Maximum Capacity
Our homeless friend seems to have found accommodations more to his liking. Both of my older sons are content to live on their own. So The house just has me, my wife and our two adult disabled children. At this point in my life that seems like enough. When we are all in the house…
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Awesome Day
I made this doodle for my friends last week. I want you to have it too. I’m sure I can be awesome, And I’m sure that so can you.
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No Emergency
I slept hard this morning and my wife left me to catch up on the sleep I’ve been missing. There wasn’t an emergency which prevented that. I didn’t have much time to get ready for work but again there wasn’t an emergency to prevent my escape to Walgreens. I’m getting to do truck today. And…
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Up Before Dawn
There’s a greeting that the antagonists use in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. When you try to enter their cave one of them says, “Dawn is breaking.” The you have to say, “Greet the new day.” Or maybe it’s the other way around it; it’s been a while since I’ve done that quest. It’s all very…
Latter Day Sinner 