I want to add that today is the birthday of one of my favorite people .. My father in law Gabe Mariano .. he’s one of the nicest an most able guys I know.. and he helped make our wonderful Diane. .. Happy birthday Gabe.. we love you !
You’re a heck of a guy !note.. this pic was from last year.. !
That time of year. It was almost 5 before i got out for a run it was nearly dark.. By the time i got home i could barely see the dogs on the trail behind me. I have to admit the early dark also darkens my mood.. This month is always hard that way… Next week we will mark the 6th anniversary of Sam’s passing. I try not to think of it…. Meaning the anniversary… But theres no getting around it. Its a day like any other without him here with us… Still, as the day approaches it feels heavier and heavier . This year i feel stronger than any of the past six.. Life is good now… We are doing well , work is better .. We’re all engaged in the world… Im grateful for those things .. Yet November still comes over me like a tide of black water and theres no swimming against that tide for me.
I know that meditation , exercise, sleep and being outdoors help and i will try to do as much of that as i can in the next 2 weeks.. Then the days will pass and it will be a slide into the holidays with their bittersweet mix … But then it will start getting brighter again..
.And so will i..
Nite all, nite sam
-me
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Today is Veterans Day.. a day that always makes me think of my dad. His time in the Korean conflict was one of the defining things in his life. We still look at pictures of the boat he was on and he still likes to tell us stories of those days..
I can’t imagine what it’s like to go to war… and I don’t think war is the answer.. but I understand.. that sometimes there is no answer. My views as a pacifist don’t change the fact that I honor folks who served our country.. or whatever country called them. I’ thinking today of all the men and women in harms way right no around the world and wishing them peace and safety..
nte all, nite sam
-me
Glorious day with very little to do.. I didn’t get home last night until about 1:30.. but still got a good night sleep.. I’m trying to account for my day but I really had nothing to do which is an infrequent pleasure in my life.. I got up.. took Gabe and his friend to catch a bus to see friends in Montreal, went to the hardware store (one of my favorite things.. really).. Dropped by the bakery.. Ran into my buddy John, took a walk.. came home, fixed a couple of faucets. Now I’m sitting ere.. in an empty house, doing a little recreational/work programming… it doesn’t get more peaceful than this 🙂
sorry for a boring report.. but not at all sorry for a blissfully boring day !
nite all, note sam
-me