76 degrees this morning, 39:10 minute walk
Went ahead and did my “normal” exercise this morning, with the knowledge that I could cut it short at any time. Actually, went pretty well, considering how much coughing I had done
Sitting back out on the patio, realizing my time for doing this (at least in this manner) is getting short. The cool of the morning always arrives much sooner than I expect and at some point it is simply uncomfortable to sit out.
It may be different here since there is covered patio which is pretty much protected from the wind, so that may be interesting to try. Not the same but not sitting inside either.
I always have to wonder about people who have no respect for other persons “noise” levels, who drive loud cars, have dogs who bark at any time or, especially, who think you want to listen to “their” music and play it at top level. Not any real problems like that in this neighborhood, a few annoyances, but nothing really significant.
Actually what bought it to mind was the book I am listening to while walking where one soldier puts his headphones on and signs loudly all hours of the day and night, disturbing the sleep of the other soldiers, who desperately need their sleep and are tired from battle, wounds etc.
Through a quirk in the military system, this specific soldier can’t be disciplined by anyone in the area. I haven’t gotten to the point where they eventually resolve the problem, or maybe they don’t, or maybe the book will never mention it again.
I think there is a special place in hell for people who don’t respect other people’s right to quiet etc. or who act like that. Not literally just as a concept.
The toads are having a good time at the front of our house. They seem to feel if they don’t move, you can’t see them, which is ok with me, except when one is sitting in the driveway and we have to chase it away before we go into the garage. Apparently the feeding hours are good there.
It was good to get out on the walk and lift weights etc. again. I always tend to resume normal activities too soon, but it seems like it may have been a good time to start again. It certainly did my mind good to walk again.
Tomorrow will be the one year anniversary of my new job and actually one year and two months in this city. I’ll probably bring it up tomorrow, but just in case….
It is strange, it feels like it has been forever, but it also feels like time hasn’t even passed, but it also seems like the past is another world that I occasionally visit
When I was City Manager, I sometimes observed I wondered what it was like to have an “8 and done” job. I have one now, although I have a hard time observing both the “8” and the “done” part, but I do it and enjoy it.
Of course, what makes this so enjoyable is that the job itself is a challenge and I deal with unique situations and unique people (I guess there are no other type of people other than “unique” people) and it makes for very interesting day. I couldn’t have fallen into a better “encore” job for me if I had designed it myself.
Probably the one thing I miss the most is working with cities, especially when I observe and have to live with some of the policies of this one. Not that they don’t have a lot of good people (they have been very responsive overall), but some of he policies and procedures seem to have not advanced to the modern concepts of best practices or even the pre-modern. Stuck in the seventies.
I am very glad to be able to basically resume normal activities. I intend to be very aware (and thankful for) the opportunity to feel “normal” again!
That’s it for now, Tuesday, September 1, 2015.
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