18th
April
2016
Today, an informal conversation took an unexpected turn. To my advantage, I have to add. For the past year (almost), I’ve had to accept that access to a new ophthalmologist might prove challenging. I decided “to beard the lion in his den”, so to speak, and showed up in the office of a local specialist. Of course, there’s always a gatekeeper: think school secretary, for a similar approach to the world. I presented my case, and she gave her rebuttal. No entrance to the inner circle without a referral…
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17th
March
2016
Today, an early alarm, coupled with an early departure. Before coffee, even, out of solidarity. We were headed to the city for a medical appointment.
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13th
March
2016
As we listen to a short documentary, produced by one of the “kids” that used to hang around our house with my sons, I’m encouraged. His work was exemplary, and proof that even those “kids” can accomplish great things; progress didn’t grind to a halt once we (the people of my generation) stepped out of harness. Bravo!
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14th
February
2016
It figures. On the day devoted to love (and chocolate), the news site I depend upon carries an article on the merits of meeting the Right One with a bit of crowd-sourced help. “Does online dating make it easier to find a compatible partner?” Boy, have things changed in my lifetime.
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2nd
February
2016
Today, a complete change in “procedure” for our household. Over the last thirty years, I’ve grown accustomed to riding shotgun, as we used to say back in high school. The passenger seat was mine, at any time the owner of the car was present. In real terms, I’ve had the liberty of running errands, playing taxi man for our progeny, even parking the car on occasion… as long as she was elsewhere.
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10th
December
2015
I’m fascinated by the on-going trial of the senator from here. We’re in Day 55, but that means little. Legal kerfluffle for the first seven weeks. No, the interesting part actually started three days ago, and counting. Wherein the person of interest has decided to start filling pages with his story.
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1st
November
2015
So, what did you learn today? Well, I figured out that the island in the middle of the kitchen is just the right size to lean against. Huh? My abdomen aches, even after swallowing spoonfuls of anti-acid goop. You see, since sometime this morning (and this has nothing to do with resetting the clocks), I’ve had a tummy pain. Nothing threatening; an aggravation. Once I spotted that we were running low on a strategic surplus of rolled paper, I managed to make a quick run to the nearest supermarket; just in case. And now I’m waiting for the signal that bedtime is nigh. Despite that ache.
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13th
October
2015
I believe in the art of vaccination. Even when the “best guess” doesn’t target the virus (like last year), the placebo effect was sufficient to keep me healthy. Seriously, I think that the public health campaign to keep me armoured against illness deserves my support, and for the last who knows how many years, I’ve lined up to receive my “shot”. A new place does not mean an exception.
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1st
October
2015
If I leave the lights off, and sit quietly, I can pretend that I’m in a deep mine. It really is dark around here, in the absence of lamps and moonlight. Enough to make me glad there are little glowbulbs in strategic corners of the house. Early this morning, the others hit the road; off to the gala opening of a microbrewery involving son #2. Now, that doesn’t happen very often. The dog and I are officially in charge of the house. We can choose what to watch (or not) on TV, and eat wise portions of junk food. Chat (for hours) on Skype with “the old gang”, realizing that we are old. No judgement intended; simply an observation.
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7th
July
2015
This was the kind of day that gets filed under “futile”. I didn’t leave the house. Mainly, I moved from bed to chair to walking around the room, trying to find that one position wearing a “comfortable” tag.
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