Phantom Father Time
It's been a while since my last post, but worry not my friends. A huge amount of cognitive restructuring has been occurring upstairs and creating enough heat to keep downstairs comfortable. I'm becoming a self-contained heat pump. That's energy efficiency in action!
Notice I'm thinking green this year? A new administration calls for a new approach to viewing the future. Like any good citizen, I'm forging ahead with positive intentions. (Let's not tarry long in this vein since logically I should follow that comment with a political opinion, and as we all know, that would result in the death of a perfectly good blog.)
If the shoe fits, wear it!
And Now The Plan
First, let's catalog everything that's on the list:
1.) Finish the media room. Isn't it fun what you can do with your house when all the kids have moved out?
2.) Celebrate my 70th birthday on May 1st. Seems like it popped up 20 years too soon!
3.) Turn my long-delayed backpacking trip to Mount Jefferson into reality. If the snow melts in a timely manner, this should happen in late May.
4.) Whip the back forty into shape for the next item on the list.
5.) Celebrate my daughter's marriage with an Autumn reception to be held in our back yard. Now this will be almost as much fun as the Mount Jefferson trip! (Am I in trouble here?)
6.) Start the planning for Phase II of the kitchen remodel.
7.) Build a Shaker end table for a friend.
8.) Add cabinets in my workshop to help control the creeping blight of tools, sawdust, and wood in waiting.
9.) Enjoy watching the stock market turn around in the 4th quarter.
10.) Get my bi-annual physical followed by reading two books on Eastern Philosophy. This is one item I semi-dread.
Disclaimer
This list can be modified at any time since I'm in the unique position of having 50% of my life under control.
