I have been silent on this blog that was to document my activities and feelings as I age. It's been a tough fall. I was so hopeful that we as a country could continue on the path toward equality and justice while being good to the earth. Well, that's not going to happen. How much can one do? And how should that energy be directed?
My forays into volunteerism brought more ambiguity. But, I feel that I have been successful working with a special student at the Literacy Network and beginning in January I will become a personal tutor instead of working in the class setting. This gives me more control and us more flexibility with scheduling. I'm optimistic.
Today as I write this Jim is teaching his last tennis lessons at Nielsen. As he says, "I'm being retired." The University is being so short-sighted. The outpouring of kindness from his students is fun to watch. The Korean tennis group gave him some very cool tokens of appreciation. (I'll try to remember to add a picture here.)
I've become a regular at a pilates class. The timing and convenience/location all make it work for me. Funny, how important that is. I still need to get more active. A diagnosis of Osteoporosis is yet another slam to the aging body.
Mother Nature has given us all the winter I need in just the month of December. We're heading to southern Florida on New Years Day. Sickness be gone!
What lies ahead for two retired curmudgeons living in a small house is anyones guess.
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