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Wintery Discontent

Posted on November 16, 2004November 18, 2019 by Paul Armstrong

It’s nearing the time of year when everything is bare, gray and lifeless. While being peaceful and calm, winter is often a down time for me. I am often tired. Bored. Listless. Unmotivated. I myself feel all the color disappear, fragile and brittle. I can\’t really be “cabin fever”, as I work in the home and often get out very seldom (except to take Abbie to school) during the week. Not to mention a vast majority of my friends are far far away. I’m used to isolation, but visually/sensory (of which I’m highly sensitive to) it’s one more isolating scheme to my palette.

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Right now I’m watching Kipper with Elliott. We just got done playing “Nocturnal Animals”, where I chase him around the house trying to get him back into his “cage” (the sofa) — where he escapes and we start over. Don\’t know where the name came from — Abbie decided to call it that rather than something more common like “chase” or whatever. Go figure. Our play time ended abruptly when Elliott threw his head backward as I was dropping him on the sofa — ouch.

Sonya is at Mary’s. It‘s been a while for her; I’m happy she’s going again (not because there is impending need, but because it helps spurn her toward the finish line, she is so very close; but has taken a break on the curb intent not to run the race). Nonetheless, she’s more healthy than 95% of the people in the states.

Mom and Dad and Jean come in next week; that’ll be great. Looking forward to some good wine, good food (and leftovers, leftovers, leftovers) and some time to hang about and do nothing.

Projects call — finishing off a few things and hopefully can build the non-money making, but portfolio building side projects (CIVA, Smartish Pace, Small Group Network, Worship Team central, etc). We shall see.

Anyone got some Christmas wishes? I just pray I don’t get the flu on Christmas day again.

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