Mondayne

From all accounts and reports by the others, the concert sponsored by our group went very well. I am really sorry that I could not have made it. I’ll have to work on earning Specialty Pass Points for the next one.

There should be pictures from the concert event and perhaps some additional photos for the meet ‘n greet on the group’s website soon. Navigate to the Event Photos area and then scroll down for the link to the events for 2009.

Yesterday were the annual bicycle races on the streets in our community. Last year the event coordinators did move the start/finish line from the edge of our property to a spot on their own property. Still we were essentially prisoners in our own homes for twelve hours. (Ingress and egress is essentially blocked.) At least it’s over for another year.

I think I have developed “retirement ADHD”. I am finding that I have so many things that I want to do. I get started on doing one thing and then another comes along, catches my interest, and distracts me from the first. Major categories of those interests have been geeky stuff, foreign languages, music, cooking, home repair, and cleaning.

Of course the intrusion of the “temporary” visitation gig did not help (and, btw, is not appearing to have an end in the near future).

One of my foreign language interests has been a renewed attempt to learn (some) Spanish. Torn referred to some software (Immersion Spanish) recently in a post. It appears to be a good resource. I also found a resource on line that I consider quite good: Coffeebreak Spanish. The basic lessons are free. One can download them as MP3’s or do podcasts, etc. Each lesson is about 20 minutes in length, and I appreciate the approach and the order of things. It feels to me much like being in a classroom with a real teacher. The parent website also has areas for other languages (French, Italian, etc.) although I have not tried them yet.

I’ve actually begun to do some reading for pleasure again. Recently I caught the movie of A Home at the End of the World on TV. I heard the book (author: Michael Cunningham) was better, so I bought a used copy online. I am about half way through the book and I am enjoying it very much.

We had rain for the last few days, delaying lawn care. So today as soon as the dew dries, I am cranking up the ole McCormick Reaper and mowing the lawn. It looks like a nice day here at Lake Gonebelow.

Have a great day wherever you happen to be!

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That’s a wrap.

Sending HUGS to all!