Okay, I’m officially feeling better. The last vestiges of the cough remain, but everything else is for all practical purposes peachy. It feels good to be healthy again.
Unfortunately the universe has not quite stopped and waited for me to recover. Life this week has been a full-contact game of whack-a-mole mixed with trying to get as much rest as possible, usually in the form of short afternoon naps. I’m hyper-efficient at the moment, a whirling dynamo of doing.
A pizza tragedy; last night’s delivery order was half veggie with no cheese for me and half hawaiian for V. The pizza arrived, half veggie with extra cheese, half hawaiian with none at all. The pizza was rendered inedible for me and unappetizing for the omnivore.
Still working my way through the cold. I’ve renewed my appreciation for health, and look forward to being able to breath easily again.
There’s a strong note of melancholy in me today. I have confidence that in life we all do our best to do the right thing in any given situation. And yet not everything ends up well, right, or just. Despite our earnest effort, we hurt ourselves and other people. I don’t know if anything can be done about it.
You know where I said I was feeling better? Yeah. This cold is knocking me all over the place. It’s not so bad that I can’t do anything, but it’s just bad enough that I feel sluggish the whole day long and have trouble sleeping. I’m doing what I can to take care of myself and doing what I can.
Work is humming along (a bit slower than I’d like) as I finish up a huge project and then another in the next three weeks. I’m working every day (great timing, what with the cold), and then things will simmer down a bit in the second half of September.
I’ve got a fairly large backlog of things I want to write about here, so that’s something to look forward to!
Feeling much better thanks to love and a lot of rest. It’s good as there’s a lot to do this week!
I’ve been a little diluted over the past month, and while I’ve gotten most things done, I’ve let a few too many things slip through the cracks. This isn’t making me happy, and every time I miss something I wonder if there’s anything else lingering. So it’s back to David Allen’s excellent Getting Things Done for a re-energizing dose of organization. When I first encountered this book three years ago, it changed my life in a big way. Reading it again, I’m amazed at how much Zen philosophy is present.
Tonight’s dinner is pizza, breadsticks, and salad. It’s going to be delicious, and I’m already looking forward to the smell of baking.
I stepped out onto the front porch this morning and was greeted with this scene across the street:
I wrote a while back about the fiberglass cow that my guitar teacher has in his foyer.
The cable channel HGTV featured Sam and his cow on an episode of “Look What I Did!” and the footage is up for your viewing pleasure on YouTube.
It’s been a long time since I’ve ridden anything but my fixed gear, but today I took the Allez out for a medium-length ride. Riding with a freewheel after so long without was quite an experience. And gears! On the bike path I was able to get up to a comfortable 23 mph for a few miles before I had to pay attention to dodging rollerbladers and dogs. A tune up might be in order, as my front brakes are making a rather distressing sound (fortunately they still brake), among other unsettling creaks.
I’m still not planning on switching from the fixie for daily riding, but perhaps I can take the Allez out on longer rides more often.
The world is full of unexpected wonder. It’s a great gift to be alive and part of it all.
I’m enjoying a few days of rest before tackling the final stages of a big work project. It feels good to step back for a bit and recharge.
