Sunday Sunday

Old Gray Mare

I always wanted to be a silver fox, but instead I am turning into an old gray wolf. I am going bowling tonight with the high school youth. Fun! Yes, but unfortunately, I can't simply go bowling. I have to dig out braces for my wrist and elbow, make sure I put medical tape in my ball bag to tape up the knuckle on my middle finger (because if I don't It will swell up to the size of a peach and I won't be able to bend it for weeks), and stretch for an hour so I don't hurt myself. I can't even swing my 16 pound ball... not because I am weak, but because I pay for it in swollen joints and severe pain for too long afterward. At least I have comfortable bowling shoes.

Things I Do When Em Is Gone

Emily is in Nashville, so for this weekend I have been just me. When Em is gone, I indulge by watching movies that she would not like. So far, this weekend these have included Casino, Jaws and Hard Candy. She likes The Sting, but I watched that, too. My DVD player is down, so I am at the mercy of On Demand.

I also listen to music too loud on the stereo. This never flies when she's here because hearing loss is one of the causes she fights to prevent. The cats hate it. They don't understand the noise and where it's coming from. They really don't understand why daddy is screaming in multiple pitches with a certain amount of vehemence along to the noise.

Then I eat too much. Bad things, man. Bad things. Italian sausages covered with cheese sleeved in hoagy rolls, bacon with eggs cooked in the grease, etc. etc.

In the grand scheme, these are pretty minor indulgences, but they get me by. Sometimes we need to explore the dark side - even if our dark sides are more like dusk sides, or maybe simply cloudy days.

Week Two Is Coming Up

Week one went really well. I like the people I met and who I will be working with. Next week is my week back at the old company for "training". This makes me a little anxious because of all the politics involved. I can't expect any different. My leaving there initially is sort of like saying I want to leave the family by way of taking out a full page article in the Sunday paper. It did not go over well and I expect there will be fallout.

Actually there already has been, but I have managed to side step it. I will keep trying to do so. Mostly it will take a little strength on my part to keep my mouth shut and keep my head down.
I look forward to being able to alight here on the west side and sort of get out of the hornets' nest of the east side.