Good Morning

Waiting to board to start my trip to see my Mother as her life winds down. Front door to gate in 30 minutes. Active trick or treating yesterday. Not much candy left. I am down 5lbs just being more aware of eating and 3 days tracking with WW. I have a long way to go. This trip will be a challenge.

Good morning gentlemen.

Enjoy the trip, Bill, and the love of your mother. We need to embrace all the stages of life, even those at the end, with grace.

That is a steep trail, Mike. I hate steps - especially coming down. Great plan, to hike it regularly.

Nothing wrong with napping, to me. I take one every few days.

When I find myself getting more irritated than is warranted, I can often head it off if I make a conscious effort. I have had several melt-down episodes the last couple years and they give me pause. Dementia, or even just acting like an old man, is a great fear of mine.

Rita has all my woodturnings organized, and we are in the process of pricing and labeling everything. I know we are marking things way below what others charge for similar pieces. The object, though, is to sell a lot, not to stroke my ego. You have to know the audience, too. People at a holiday bazaar might only pay $60 for something that could bring hundreds in an art gallery downtown. But gallery listings are hard to get, require contracts and commitments to produce what and when they need, and they take commissions. Anyway, Rita is doing a lot of work. I told her I'd split the proceeds with her 50/50.