Hole

I had a meeting this morning cancel on me. The meeting is a standing Tuesday morning meeting, its a consumer advisory board I sit on for a private non-profit called Assist, Inc. I have sat on this board off and on for the past twenty years. The board is an easy assignment, I just have to get myself up and out the door and to the meeting by 11:00 a.m. I volunteer now but when I was employed I was paid for my attendance to this meeting and others similar. Its a bit different now—I really am giving of my time which is kind of a big deal but not really. I still am getting more in return then I am giving. I have somewhere to go, get to ride public transit and visit with some old friends—I feel this is a form of socialization and everyone knows people, especially old geezers like me need.

So, there is a hole in my day about a four hour hole that I am partially filling by doing my blog update and I appreciate the time but really wish I was doing something more productive—so there I am still searching for something to do to do some good—I guess it does not have to be “good” but “good” is so much easier to handle then “bad and grief” is. I have been thinking of giving the senior center another try or the IHC hospital in my neighborhood...I am sort of holding out on these as a last resort hoping something better my come along—that sounds awful petty. There is always the standby do your good work at home especially my computer room, which is a never ending story, and I must admit the computer room project id coming along. Yesterday we moved a clothes rack back to the room and replaced the printer table and both items have greatly added to the functionality of the room. We might be turning the corner to the space. We are going to remove a cabinet or two and a file cabinet and the room will be totally renewed. Kind of exciting.

I am waiting to hear back from Dr Moss regarding the shipping of the SS. When I have that information I will cut the check and closing the deal and then all I have to do is wait. I am sensing the SS will go somewhere in the computer room—makes sense but I have to admit I was not too hot on the idea initially after freeing up so much space but the more I consider the ergometer in the computer room the more I think that is the best place for the machine and for me to work out. I think for the SS to be welcome in the computer room I still have lots of work and especially to get rid of a lot of things.

This purging of my worldly good is kind of liberating kinda of like getting naked after having to wear clothes for a very long time.