You are getting verrrry sleeeepy

I really could have used a short power nap at lunch time, but didn't feel comfortable taking one when the mrs. had a friend over to help her have a look at her painting project . . .

Maturity

Maybe I'm getting some in my old age.

A damper . . .

In view of the weather forecast, I'm setting aside the exercise of checking ticket prices on StubHub for tomorrow night's playoff game in Baltimore.  (dammit)

The Nightmare Before . . .

I heard Tim Burton this morning talking about how his movies are a reflection of his thought processes from his childhood.  At one point he discussed how, even with having a family of his own and overall a really good life, those dark feelings from his youth - in a suburbia so physically close to Disney's (and other) studios yet a world away - are never very far from him.

It's a fascinating commentary on the commonality of human experience that I can so relate to what he shared even without being a fan of his work.  As we enter into the season of autumn, which is always a mixed emotional bag for me, it might be good for me to try to bear in mind the effect the emotional inertia of my youth still has on me, to see if I can recognize it without getting caught up in it again.

Here we go again

For the first couple weeks after a layoff, every time a meeting starts late or disappears from my calendar, or an e-mail doesn't get answered, it prompts a new round of wondering whether the host was let go . . .

I'd COMPLETELY forgotten . . .

. . . how fun it is to root for a baseball team in October!  Go O's!

Gratitude for Providence

As I prayed with my wife this morning, I asked that we would be grateful for whatever means God would use to meet our financial needs.  For the present, it looks as if this will continue to be via my present job.

While feeling a little disappointed about that is an indicator I need to pay close attention to, I need to not let that interfere with my giving thanks to God for continuing to provide for us.  God is good!