At the Minneapolis Red Cross finishing an Apheresis (platelet donation) session. My right arm is completely immobilized for the procedure, but I can use the left. The Red Cross has wifi and I have my Nokia 770. It is enough.
Difficult time with Tom in the morning. I picked him up at his group home without Mia, and once again he was unhappy about this. Not as bad as on some previous visits–he did walk to the car on his own. But he was pretty weepy and fussy most of the way through church. Not easy to deal with, but getting through it does give a sense of accomplishment. After we got to our house and sat him down in front of a large lunch he did much better. Following lunch he watched a couple of his old videotapes. Mia was working on a fleece on the back porch (see her recent posts) until he went there to bring her inside, which he did very nicely.
I did a little Christmas shopping while Tom was watching the videos. On-line, of course. Years with Tom have made me completely dependent on the internet for Christmas shopping.
Started to excavate my workbench this afternoon. The pile of tools and stuff had gotten pretty high in the past several weeks. Also found a piece of an unfinished project and cleaned it up. I may even try to complete it.
The week has been relatively quiet. Work has been mostly OK. I have been able to quite a bit of useful work without too many management hassles.
colgaffneyis dance on Wednesday was pleasant although rather low-key; only six people showed.
While mia_mcdavid was out today I had a lot of shop time. The shaving horse is ready now: The only things I have left to do are cosmetic.
Mia and I have been sitting in front of a fire this evening. She has been reading. I have engaged in the less traditional activities of
You have all been there. You put in long hours, hard work, and heartbreak for something you believe is worthwhile. Along comes some lazy loudmouth who shows no appreciation of your efforts and does nothing but complain. When it happens to me, I think of this recording.
Happy Birthday to my dear wife, mia_mcdavid.
“It’s not procrastination, it’s passive time management.”
..from someone on the Oldtools list. No wonder I like that group.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 