Limiting time online has been such a plus up for me. It has me living and experiencing real life again. It is a great medicine to combat downward moodswings, which have been far less as of late. This is no coincidence.
One of the activities taken back up that I enjoy is reading. Although I love history, I also love good fictional thriller as well. Lately, i have discovered an author who writes good ones right up my alley. In the last two month I have gobble up three books, finishing and fourth, and already purchased the fifth in anticipation.
Walking is another undertaking I have taken up again. At first I tried doing it every day, but that was a little much just starting out again. My body just wasn't ready for that after a few years being so static. So, with my cane and walking shoes on, every tuesday and Thursday morning I get on the phone with my oldest son and talk with him while walking around our block. I have gradually picked up speed to where I can now do it without my cane and in under 10 minutes. Next week the plan is to walk five days a week and increase the distance to two blocks.
I also picked up another hobby that peeks my interest, works my brain, and surely will enjoy. Amatuer radio is something I plan to get more involved in over time as I achieve higher licensure in. The plan is to eventually volunteer with other local amatuers to provide emergency communications when other normal communications channels are taken out during natural disaters such as tornadoes and such.
Then there is just getting out and being with friends. Had coffee with a buddy the other morning at the local McDonalds about a mile down the road. Even drove myself. We talked for over an hour before we parted ways and agreed we need to make it a regular thing. He plans to come by next week to help me do some measurements for some cabling and a window pass through for my antennas and coax cables to be installed later on. So we may do lunch then as well.
An old friend haven't heard from in a while called me last night and left a message. Need to call him back today and see if he wants to get together at our usual breakfast location which is a Waffle House down the road. He is an old Marine Vietnam War vet and is always a pleasure to speak with.
Then there is the garage. Yep, that garage, the one I always talk about that needs cleaned up. I started on it and have done a little. By a little, I mean very little LOL. However, that is really not on me, I wanted to start it this week, but the wife told me not to. She wants me to wait for it to cool off just a little more here. It is probably because she wants to help or at least hang out with me while I work on it, she just wont say so. Honestly I used to dread having to dig into the cleanup oif the garage, now I look forward to it. There is even a new nine drawer tool chest waiting to be unboxed and put to use in it.
Well, that is my latest for now. Hope you all had a good week.
Thanks for reading,
Joe
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