Nearly the last day of 2016

Got up early and went to the gym for a needed workout this morning.  Its tough slogging through the cold to this place where most of the equipment is partially functionally, the wi-fi connection is lousy and I cannot listen to the music I like on Pandora.

Wife is functional but struggling with a respiratory infection for about a month and finally went to the family doctor yesterday.  One of the good things about retirement is Medicare (which we pay for at least in part).  Doctor visits are covered, no out of pocket expenses.  Hopefully the stuff he prescribed will help her feel better.

Working my part time job today at Staples.  It is physically and mentally demanding but probably helpful to my body and psyche.  Have been working 3 days during the holiday season.  The money is good but I am exhausted by the end of the week.  

Planning lunches/breakfasts with buddies to give myself something to look forward to.  The human interaction is helpful,  along with the opinions and thoughts of others.  With all the email and small communications, conversations, the eyeball to eyeball kind are missing.  It is easy to miss the visual inferences with writing only.  

We are having our grand kids and daughter over for a rollicking New Years Eve celebration.  All will clunk out early except for my grand daughter,  she will go the distance. 

Going to a Jazz club with my son Andrew on Jan 14th.  Perplexed on what to where.  Cannot look too casual.  I know we will have a great time.  We are close.  Mostly with him I listen because he has opinions on every subject.  In some ways we see the world in a like manner.  

I tried to communicate with my former workmates with some success.  They all sound well.  My replacement is a girl about 1/3rd of my age.  I remember her and am sure she is competent.  Truly, it would be weird walking in there now.  I would really feel out of place.  I am starting to feel like this is the way life has been, small tasks interrupted by spurts of employment.  I am sleeping more now, not using an alarm clock. I still fall asleep in front of the TV at night, much to the dismay of my understanding spouse.  I think we are going out to lunch before i head off to sell pencils and notebook paper.

all for now