Something about spring

This time last year, I was recovering alone in my house. But how truly alone can a person be with friends checking on him, 2 dogs and a cat? I kept myself busy with art projects and handy man projects. I organized my workshop downstairs to give me space to work. I did a few outside projects, but the were mostly indoor projects I brought outside to the fresh air. I spray painted some things out there.

This year I am moving outside with my projects. I am working on landscaping my yard. My fence has been in disrepair for quite a while. When I saw how expensive fence sections were, I balked. Then I started looking at what was wrong with my fence, and realized, largely it was the cross pieces. Now they were affordable. So I am able to slip a new cross piece under the old rotting one, and re-nail the pickets to the new support. Simple, if not tedious and time consuming. But it saves me up to $50 per 8 foot section. I estimate I easily have 160 of fence to repair. I am sure the actuarial types among my readers are dying to know an actual count, so I will add it to my ubiquitous FAQ.

HEALTH UPDATE
Since they upped my beta blockers I have been more tired. I reckon my sleeping needs have risen from 7-8 to 8-10. I still prefer two times a day, that way I can get rested up before I go out and drive the cab. I do most of my driving after midnight. I have found driving people that have been drinking to be less frustrating than driving during the day, when everyone is in a hurry, but still distracted and crabby. As a rule, people that have been drinking are happy to be going home. Day riders are usually engaged in the drudgery of daily living. They are on trips to the Laundromat, Grocers, work or the "Wal-Mark". (Shirley Liquor did not make that up, people really call them K-mark and Walmark - makes me wonder if TARKet is in the horizon?)

I kind of let my diet go to the wayside when I was on the rode all the time. As Nanette Fabray once said, midst a puff of upturned breath "Sometimes cooking can be a bore". I doubt her TV Recipe cards could have gotten me out of that slump alone. But I promised my folks I would. I was talking with my father a few weekends ago, and I admitted my diet break, and he was understandably concerned. I told him I promised I would start watching it again. I have learned I have little self control when I am only "trying". When I promise I will do something I always come through. At least I give it a rousing attempt. As I typed this I realized I have yet to install some friends TiVO. But I did go there and do it, but there was a problem with their phone line. Anyway. Back to me.

I also let my exercise go down to next to nothing. Fortunately I am still very active, but do not think I am getting the 20 minutes of elevated heart rate recommended for cardiovascular health by the four out of five cardiologists that chew sugarless gum. But one thing at a time. To that end, I plan to sign up with a work out buddy that will make me responsible to show up at said time on said day. When I was at CR at Central Baptists, the nurses there were watching for me. At Gold's it is much more self directed. I kind of slowed my pace down when they upped my medications. Maybe my body can get used to it. Someone told me my exercise should not exhaust me to the point of needing a nap. But it does.

Kronick
aka Kevin 3.1

[...driving by in the Red Car...]