64 degrees this morning. Light rain started as I finished my walk, after raining all day yesterday.
It felt good to walk again, after missing a day due to the rain. Now I need to get back into the routine of weightlifting and bicycle riding again. We have located all the missing printers, but still are missing the air compressor (for my bicycle tires) and some smaller items I use on my bike ride.
The maintenance service for the house took down the blue jay nests over our front porch We wouldn’t mind, but the mess on the front porch, we do mind! Last night, two blue jays sat menacing on the roof, watching the nests (one already partially rebuilt). When I left for my early morning walk, I noticed the blue jay (at least one) sitting shivering in the partially rebuilt next. I felt sorry for it until I looked at the mess on the front porch!
We continue to donate and otherwise dispose of “stuff”, although we will have too much, probably have to use the garage as a storage area. Fortunately we have a three car garage (and one car and two bicycles), but it is not near as convenient as the “unfinished room” at our other house. However, it is making us get rid of stuff we don’t really need. I have six boxes of books I am either giving away or donating to the local library.
I broke down and went ahead and subscribed to the local paper. It was very inexpensive, so it was not only cheaper but less trouble to subscribe, plus it provides full digital access. Unfortunately it is delivered too late (for me) to really read it like i would like. (I would like to start riding to the local gym about a mile away and read it while I am on the stationary bicycle, but it just comes too late).
I really miss my great paper carrier in Lakeland.
Finished the audiobook “Reset” this morning just as I started my walk, so I listened to the start of it again. When I re-listened tot the part about how he was terminated, I realized he didn’t really comprehend the significance, but his wife did. Looking back, I think Aliene really understand what was going to happen (actually she realized it when the spoiled brat politician was elected along with his two toadies). I didn’t really realize it then, and I actually was protected from some of the psychological effects by the fact I could get retirement etc., plus my knowing how incompetent the spoiled brat politician really is and I couldn’t work for someone like that anyway.
Of course, in my mind, I was thinking I would have another job within a month,maybe two because of the Christmas season. Overall, I have remained positive, which helps deal with the situation. I am definitely ready to start working again.
The move and leaving Lakeland was probably the hardest move psychologically I have ever made, made somewhat better by the fact I knew we couldn’t live in a city with a board of fools who are destroying the city as a respected place to live.
Recycling is a problem here, you can’t use lids on the recycling bins and the items blow around. We have started putting it into bags, but it really doesn’t work well. I feel a little guilty, but we just filled a 96 gallon cart with items we had planned to recycle. I have talked with the City about it though and they are making improvements. We’ll see.
Hopefully the rain will stop and the sun will come out and summer will return!
That’s it for now, Friday, July 18, 2014.
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