I’m not sure if my one or two readers have noticed, but my ‘Random Semicoherent Thoughts’ aren’t really all that random. They generally revolve around a theme or go semi-loosely from point A to point B. Perhaps ‘Curated Semicoherent Thoughts’ would be the more appropriate title.
I got promoted. Ms. Boss got a new job. In just three weeks, the eldest Bosslet will be moving away to college. The other three Bosslets will be progressing to their next schools. Only the dog hasn’t changed in the five plus months since I last checked in. As Steve Miller sang, ‘Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin into the future.’
The list of professional’s that I’m supposed to see now includes ‘cardiologist’. No, I’m not going to die but it did scare the poop out of me in the moment. Like many things in this world, however, I’ve made past the shock stage. Perhaps that’s why this snippet starts with ‘supposed to see’ rather than ‘have seen’.
Forty pounds, or slightly more optimistic, almost forty pounds – that’s how much I’ve gained since my low point almost two years ago. I’m actually ashamed about this, but not so much that I’ve turned the tide for any meaningful length of time. Even adding ‘cardiologist’ to my list of life needs hasn’t fixed this.
Sometimes life does offer you opportunities to rise to the challenge. Ms. Boss and I were climbing into bed for the evening when Ms. Boss mentioned that something in the house smelled like poop. Unfortunately, we found out that what she was smelling was literal poop backing up into our shower. Investigation revealed out sceptic tank was full and backing up into the house. A good friend once told me in the Nineties that any household problem costs $200. Accounting for inflation, I just knew a $300 check was going to be written the next day. I am happy to report that wasn’t case. Imagine my glee as a tool I erroneously bought from the hardware school but failed to return combined with some basic knowledge of physics led me to find and fix the problem in less than an hour. Unfortunately for me, my moment of triumph was cut short by a crisis at work that didn’t turn out nearly as well.
Have I mentioned in my blog lately how much I love Ms. Boss? No, I haven’t and that’s a total shame.