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June 18, 2005
Moving on
My BACK is killing me, but that may be due to all the bending and lifting, schlepping and moving. Yikes, how did I ever accumulate so much stuff?
We're in the midst of packing, and while it's very exciting to think of our new place, getting there will be something of an ordeal. The buyer of our Condo wanted to move in about the time we were on vacation (grrrrr), but we made nice and said yes. (Her option were to a) rent a hotel room 'till we were ready or b) put all her stuff in our front yard and wait 'till we vacated the premises.) So now all I have to do is pack the entire house up while I'm packing for the lake. No problem.
It could be a lot worse - I just got back from Anaheim, CA., so I saw first-hand what worse looks like. The weather is nice, but that's about where the "good stuff" stops for me. It's wall-to-wall people. Nice people mind you, but still, a lot of them.
The biography of Alexander Hamilton I'm reading is fascinating. There will be an extended post once I get done with the book. Suffice to say that our country has been in the grip of political strife before, and what we're seeing today pretty tame. Having said that, it's not OK, just common.
Posted by pgutwin at 6:40 PM | Comments (0)
June 12, 2005
Summer Time
I find so many other things to do in the summer that posting here is fairly low on my priority list. For example, one thing I enjoy is to have the washing machine spring a leak and ruin the living room ceiling mere weeks before we sell and move out of the Condo. Every one is happy - the plumber, Beth's Father (here for a visit), the soon-to-be-called appliance repair man. And we have the added benefit of having a new look in the laundry area and living room.
I went fishing last weekend (finally). Aside from the lack of a "traditional" payoff (catching fish), I had a great time and now fantasize about quitting work early to go fishing. The experience was everything I had imagined, and more. I'm hooked.
We went to the Discover Jazz festival this weekend. Beth's Dad came up to join us for a couple of concerts. We went to see Saxaphone Summit on Friday night, and McCoy Tyner on Saturday. The Saxophone Summit group was preceded by the Vermont High School All Star band, and the warm-up band for McCoy Tyner was a local Vermont based group.
The grass roots support and appreciation of Jazz is something truly American - something we can be proud of that's original to our country and society. This music form is at once personal and corporate, individual and team - it provides a path to experience transcendence that our nation needs. Jazz won't solve the country's problems, but it sure is a nice stop in the exhausting journey, and the music may give us a glimpse into what life could be like.
Posted by pgutwin at 7:55 AM