Heading south

Just popped out of the shower for a 15-minute stream of consciousness experiment. See, I feel I have to get a blog entry out before hitting the road this morning. I've been quiet too long. Not that there hasn't been enough excitement around here.

The biggest impediment to blogging is the new computer that arrived on Monday and that I started working on Wednesday--and am still working on. For some reason, the transition software didn't move over all my Outlook Express files. Check that. They're there--I know they are--but I can't get the program to recognize them.

It had been five years since I had a new desktop, and I found a good deal at a good price. And it was a Dell. So I went for it. Except for the transition software. Grr. I've got it working well enough, and frankly the big problem has been that I haven't had much time to devote to the remedy. And I won't this weekend, either.

Other stuff going on:

--Start of spring sports still weeks away. School vacation this week. Result: very little for next week. Oh well.

--More paperwork for my mom. The final part of the Medicaid application has been completed, and she's in. Now, more bills that are still on my/our shoulders. BTW, drugs here in the States are really, really expensive.

--Taxes. Did them last weekend. It went fast once I finally got to it.

--Movies. Not much time over the last week. I had a meeting Monday night that lasted close to FOUR hours--you read that right--and that messes up your mind for the rest of the week. If they were talking about major issues, that would be one thing. But ...

--Interviews. I serve on a local co-op board and have been involved in interviews for an office position, replacing someone who just left. Nobody else on the board wanted to be part of that. They all work during the day. Like myself. Started them on Thursday.

Today, I'm off to southern Wisconsin, to the place where that I went to that pagan gathering late last June. (That was where I met S--she's not going to be there.)

It will involve planting trees and bushes and flowers and some work on the campsites. I'm taking down a shovel and rake, and we'll see what happens. It will be really nice to meet the people there again. I've missed them. It's been about 9-plus months. Do any of them even remember me?

I'll find out in about six hours or so. Just took a shower. Drying off. Time to get dressed and go ... But I'm planning to drive back home tonight, getting back home after midnight. If I don't get too tired on the way back.