Hot and humid. Still. And again. No rain in the forecast for the next three days at least. So no relief. It’s been a bit of a dry spell… but no one is saying ‘drought’ that I’ve heard. Hmmm.
Spent the day doing pickups and auction stuff. Sorting and going through stuff to take to my auctioneer. The first lots sold last night, so I should see some results soon. There is always some surprise good seller, and something that didn’t do what you expected. Doubt I’ll have another $400 book though.
Today I’ll be doing more auction stuff, and household stuff. I’ve got one pickup north, and one south. Couldn’t be helped. I can’t delay the northern one long enough to catch it on my way up to the BOL, as I have my non-prepping hobby meeting Saturday morning. I’ll be headed up after that.
Later tonight I’ll be taking a bit of time for myself. It’s the five year anniversary of my dad’s death. It feels like both yesterday and a lifetime ago. Still think of him all the time. He’d have loved the heat at the BOL and sitting on the dock with a cigar. The kids have only vague memories of him, despite seeing him a few days before he died. They were just too young, and that saddens me. I never knew any grandfathers on my mom’s side, and my dad’s father was sick in bed and died when I was 10. I remember him being sick, and having yellow fingernails from smoking all the time. And that’s it. My kids have their maternal grandparents, who they see regularly and facetime with once a week. They are doing well. My mom is doing well too, and that is great. I just can’t help wishing my dad had made it a few more years so the kids would have memories.
Well, it is what it is, there’s no changing the past (although you can change the stories you tell about it). You can change the future though, by making your own. Make every effort to ensure that you HAVE a future.
Stack what you can.
nick