Aug 6 to 17

 Lots of walking and cleaning out for the coming year. Lots of napping and wondering when the world will take a deep breath and calm down.

I'm stuck wondering just how different the world will be after all of this. Certainly I'm not going to be the same. 

I went to watch rugby on Saturday the 14th. It was a rugby day. I was happy to speak to friends on the side of the pitch, but I was also reminded about why some are just dicks. No other term for it, some people are just dicks. I haven't seen you in three years and the first words out of your mouth are an attempt to insult me .... weird. 

SMH

Anyway, I'm planning on working from home by the end of September as my province hits a fourth wave. I'm hoping this is the last one, but you never know. I've done everything I can up to this point. All I can do is react to the churn and see if I can't float above the it all. 

Anyway, lots of walking and stretching and being somewhat jealous of those on the field on Saturday. The skills were not there but their fitness was. I've always known what to do and the day just reinforced that.

July 29 to Aug 5

Foot continues to be on the mend; I'm still being active and getting things set up for the winter. Advil for the swelling and solid nutrition are helping along with hydration.

I also saw too good of a deal on an inflatable kayak and had to jump at it. A two-seater and just a bit of fun. I went out in it a few days ago and it was a bit of fun and a nice workout. My foot stayed in a relaxed position and even got a bit of the cold water on it to help. 

Lots of stretching and a physiotherapist that loves to twang the hamstrings and make the knees ache. Advil is good for that, too.

Watching the Jays on a surge at the moment is kind of cool - reminds me of 2015. Not quite the same dominance, but ya know, it all starts with a pitching staff. but its baseball and I'm watching it more for the time I get to spend with my wife than anything else. 

My newly purchased Dodge Caravan is in the shop betting a wheel bearing looked at, while I clench my hands to try and calm down. This particular purchasing experience isn't nearly as much fun as I thought it would be. I've sent a note off to them and will follow up today. I'm hoping I didn't set my plans for the future on a literal lemon.

Getting into the dregs of my office while cleaning it out, I found some notes I kept from a rugby club AGM a few years ago. Before throwing the notes into the recycle bin, noticed that I wrote down a quote from one of the other speakers that night - that someone described me as a "friend to hookers". 

It's a rugby thing, you wouldn't understand.