404 day and beyond!

 

On Wednesday my facebook memories came up with my post from a year ago, when I declared December 27th as "404 day".  This is a nod to my brothers last racing bib number, from the day he passed on.

I had forgotten that I'd done that last year, but there's Facebook reminding me!

This would have been his 68th birthday.  He passed in July of 2019, about three and a half years ago.

The photo of the day is the corner by my house, under the streetlights, pre-dawn.  So much for "sleeping in" as I suggested yesterday.  Looks kind of slick, doesn't it?  I'm grateful to my sister's friend Jerry doing the kitty care!

My younger sis, Alicia, had the day off work, so we were able to pick the time to walk, and we picked the warmer part of it, when it was mostly wet and slushy, as opposed to icy, but there were some spots.  We avoided the park, and stayed pretty much with cleared off sidewalks.

Thursday, December 28

Last trainer workout of the year!  After I weather wimped on Tuesday this felt good.  

Other than that, I was lazy, reading an e-book.  It's science fiction-y, with multiple parallel universes, but with some murder mystery mixed in.  Title:  Infinite.  Author: Brian Freeman.  I'm not quite halfway through and enthralled.

Friday, December 29

A totally lazy day... finished the e-book.  And a satisfying ending.  Through the dark parts and out into the light again.

Saturday, December 30, 2023

All week, it's been slowly dawning on me that a year is coming to a close.  You can't miss it if you turn on a news program, of course.  But we all cast these things into our own lives, too.

I look back on 2023 and notice a few trends:

More social activity.  Between a wedding and various family gathers, and then the socializing around family health, added to my workout outings with the trainer or walks with my sister... the social activity has risen.  I've even been out to restaurants a couple of times, and got my hair cut two or three times, and went to the symphony once and to that jazz Christmas concert.  

Health costs, though:  between trying to keep myself healthy for the "big" events and succumbing to RSV at least once, and something respiratory that lasted "too long" but I never got tested (other than "not covid").  I managed to keep myself well for the wedding, and get well in time that the cataract surgery happened on schedule.  But I ended up having to reschedule or cancel other things, due to illness.

I set myself a goal to read 12 books in 2023, and I barely made it.  I am considering how I might alter my habits in 2024 to increase that.  I am letting the idea of goals percolate in my mind as the between the holidays week spins out.

Life is good.

Keep Sparking!