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Its the end of the year....

Its raining here in the Deep Deep South, I'm about to have a fire made in the fireplace to "take the chill off the house" as my Momma would have said.

I went out today to Inglewood for the first time in over three months to buy organic cream and a few veggies.

I am still not feeling up to par these days. The Courthouse Crowd, says, I am just have to get sick one or two more times, then my immune system will kick in... the Courthouse was built in 1939 as part of the Works Progress Administration under FDR.... the mold in the Courthouse is as old as 1939.

They still have inmates run the elevators .....  I know I know... is the Deep Deep South....

This year has been fraught with ups and downs, backwards forwards and making the circle I think maybe even three times around.

My goal is a simple one this year..................

To Live Life Simple... To Enjoy My Friends More..To accept the things I can Not Change...

A Simple Life........ That's it.

Hoping for Quiet

Yesterday, I traveled up north to S'port, to see the dermatologist and get a few skin pre-cancers burnt off....  It's a 122 mile ride one way to see the dermatologist... ... we have an old dermatologist here but the big clinic of dermatology is in S'port... new doctors new medicine.

I travel again on Monday to go see my cardiac electrophysiologist for my bi annual routine check up for the AFib(which by the way, I have no symptoms, as other folks do), He is in Lafayette, 90 miles due south of the Lil City by the Red... We have cardiologists here, but not electrophysiologist.

During my trip to S'port I (kill two birds with one stone), meeting with with some long time friends who are in the addiction counseling business.  I have hopes that they will come on board with the organization that I am with now, offering their speciality in certain addiction counseling to our population.

The office Christmas party is tonight, located in a warehouse on the river, it last only three hours, so I believe I can make it that long.  It's a byob, with food provided... remember taxpayers can't buy booze....

Being in the Courthouse, the Holidays are special, since we have a lot of sharing of food dishes in the various agencies....its hard to maintain the weight goals...

We go on a slim work crew next week, which will last until, Jan 3rd... basically Court halts for the next two weeks, except for bond hearings... Hopefully every body will be quiet and stay home..

Just Taking it All in on a Sunday

This past week was a lil bit trying for me.... I sort of had a mild upset on Thursday, it being my birthday also...

I'm not sure if it was turning 63 or still getting use to the office administration or just what it was....

I might have a new health concern also, which if I do, it was my own fault,.... I am going to have it checked out here soon...

So, coupled with all of the above ... I needed to just have a quiet weekend...and I have....

It's been quiet, calm, .... made a fire last night and had bob/john/bradly over for supper.. I did a bouillabaisse, mixed greens, etc..

Tonight Lisa's new girlfriend is in town from Nashville.... and I am having them over for gravy steak double masked potatoes, mixed greens, and a lil red wine... and a fire in the fireplace.....

Simple fare, good folks, and a lil fire ... makes it a good early evening....

Its Friday......

I'm sitting here in the office looking out the window.......

Just qualified as a full time employee, made the "try out" period for work, that's what these folks call it....most other places call it something else...

I had lunch with my former executives of the last governmental entity that I worked for yesterday.

I believe I made a wise choice....

Here is my view from one of my windows .. ...