Hello

Well, they say no news is good news, so I must have a lot of good news gathered up. But not really. What I do have is a life that  has settled into a comfortable routine. Retirement agrees with me. Idleness has expanded to fill the available time. I expected to read more. It hasn't happened. I expected to write more.  It hasn't happemed. I expected to exercise more. It hasn't (alas) happened. I expected to clean out drawers and the garage. Some of that happened over the summer, but not much since fall. Which is odd, because I didn't start teaching again in September, as I  have for the last decade or so. In fact, I didn't even start substitute teaching, because legally I can't do that until six months after my retirement (Dec. 13). I was offered a month-long job in January, but I politely declined, because I hated working full time as a teacher in 2003-4, so I can't imagine liking it any more now. I loved working half time. I know subs don't work half time, which is why I will carefully dole out my substitute time.

I did do September and October soup kitchens for the first time ever, and spent a morning doing Loaves and Fishes with the St. Stephen's ladies.

In short, I had a busy summer and have since frittered away my time in unaccountable ways. Since I now only have one boss (if you don't count my wife), it doesn't matter, but even I, the boss of me, thinks I need to get more organized.  

In other news, my cardiologist says I am tickety boo.

As you may recall, I moved my summer LA trip to October. And this weekend, I am off to see a college buddy in Chicago. I have had a few lunches with friends and hope to have another this week.

Life's been good to me so far.