1) haunted by the desire to drive a fun car. a two seater convertible. stereotypic mid- life crisis I know..but I've craved this since I could drive. doesn't eveyone? maybe I can rent one for a weekend and that will blow it out of my system.
2) one of those scandinavian leather sling- type recliners. good lamp. good books. time to park
my butt there.
3) an out building/creativity shack in the back yard. good light. paints. canvas.
4) laptop and wireless internet..so i can blog in bed.
5) a groovy little dog that is cute as anything, gets along with our rabbit, costs nothing and walks itself.
6) a front porch. with comfy chairs
7) a slightly bigger motor for our little boat.
there. i feel better now.
8) oh yeah. i almost forgot .trip to So Cal. and alright..might as well throw in a learn-to-surf vacation in Costa Rica while we're at it.
Ahhhhhh.
Now back to my regularly scheduled life.. which is pretty damn good as is.
9) Okay...and a mudroom..and maybe a minor little kitchen update...
Yep. I'm definitely done.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
some recent pub for OUR book
My book! No my book! Kurt and Wendy get some face time in Messenger Post. Check it out!
Saturday, August 4, 2007
it's official
At a certain point in the aging process you look at your face and say " who exactly are you again? you look vaguely familiar."
your eyes aren't the twinkling, bagless, wrinkle-free beauties they once were. your forehead starts getting more grooves in it than one of your old vinal 45's. And you begin to wonder : am I still recognizable ? i haven't seen most of the people i graduated with 30 years ago since the day we graduated. i don't expect them to recognize me. but what about people i knew, say, 4 years ago...i.e. the people i used to see and talk to every day on my old mail route back when i was a semi-spring chicken ( OK, a 43 year old spring chicken, but still..).
well, this week i had to deliver a section of my old route. it was a sunny day and many of my dear old customers were out in their yards. i decided that i wouldn't say anything except "hello", and see if they remembered me. out of about 6 people..4 didn't recognize me at all, one did the old double take, and one said " I thought that was you..you look different!". Thanks so much for that affirming comment. It's official. I'm old. Now I can stop wondering. Glad I got that out of the way!
your eyes aren't the twinkling, bagless, wrinkle-free beauties they once were. your forehead starts getting more grooves in it than one of your old vinal 45's. And you begin to wonder : am I still recognizable ? i haven't seen most of the people i graduated with 30 years ago since the day we graduated. i don't expect them to recognize me. but what about people i knew, say, 4 years ago...i.e. the people i used to see and talk to every day on my old mail route back when i was a semi-spring chicken ( OK, a 43 year old spring chicken, but still..).
well, this week i had to deliver a section of my old route. it was a sunny day and many of my dear old customers were out in their yards. i decided that i wouldn't say anything except "hello", and see if they remembered me. out of about 6 people..4 didn't recognize me at all, one did the old double take, and one said " I thought that was you..you look different!". Thanks so much for that affirming comment. It's official. I'm old. Now I can stop wondering. Glad I got that out of the way!
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
August 1967 vs. August 2007
then: get up. watch cartoons. eat Captain Crunch. put on bathing suit. run through sprinkler.drink Koolaide. eat Fluffernutter sandwich. lays potato chips on the side. wait for Skippy the ice cream dude. yell to parent for money. buy a nutty buddy. play with neighbors until dinner. wolf down dinner. play with neighbors till dark. take a bath with Mr. Bubbles. put on Curious George jammies. climb in bed. think weird thoughts. stress out over monsters hiding in my room. call it a night.
now: get up. take medication. take shower. try to remember if I took medication. tell myself to eat a good breakfast. eat nothing. drive the minivan to work. arrive 5 minutes late. walk by the donuts..resolve not to eat one. do some work. talk to some co-workers. go by the donuts. pick one up and eat it.more work. more talk. internal discussion about how eating donuts is BAD BAD BAD!! deliver some mail. swing home for lunch. eat Fluffernutter sandwich.deliver more mail. walk through customer's sprinkler. home for dinner. read mail. read paper.check phone messages. wonder why no one calls. check email. wonder why no one ever emails. kids listen for Skippy. kids say" that guy's a ripoff". take ice cream sandwiches out of the freezer. tell my kids to be in by nine. make blog entry. kids to bed. put on Curious George jammies. think weird thoughts. call it a night.
now: get up. take medication. take shower. try to remember if I took medication. tell myself to eat a good breakfast. eat nothing. drive the minivan to work. arrive 5 minutes late. walk by the donuts..resolve not to eat one. do some work. talk to some co-workers. go by the donuts. pick one up and eat it.more work. more talk. internal discussion about how eating donuts is BAD BAD BAD!! deliver some mail. swing home for lunch. eat Fluffernutter sandwich.deliver more mail. walk through customer's sprinkler. home for dinner. read mail. read paper.check phone messages. wonder why no one calls. check email. wonder why no one ever emails. kids listen for Skippy. kids say" that guy's a ripoff". take ice cream sandwiches out of the freezer. tell my kids to be in by nine. make blog entry. kids to bed. put on Curious George jammies. think weird thoughts. call it a night.
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