Written on 11-20-25.
I am on my shift at Jim’s, and he is eating breakfast. It’s wonderful to have some time to write while I am here. It helps pass the time, although time goes by super fast already when I am on these shifts. It’s 10:16, and I started at 9:00.
Back to golf…
I messed up my beautiful drive on #1 with a poor approach, so that was one of my bogeys. On hole #2, though, I had an out of the ordinary par. It’s the par three over the water, and I hit my tee shot...
Written on 11-19-25.
I am chilling on our bed in the late afternoon on a Wednesday. It’s 4:23, and it is already starting to get dark outside. It is a mostly cloudy today, though. Our new Jaspr (1 of 2) is humming away on level 3 scrubbing our air. We chose to buy two after listening to a podcast where the CEO was interviewed. It was very convincing. I am desperate to breathe through my nose at night, and he said Level 3 can stop snoring and the effects of seasonal allergies. We shall see. We have 30 days to try them out and then either keep them or send them back.
Belinda doesn’t like noise at night, though, so we have turned it to Smart Mode at that time. It’s bad enough for her to have my oxygen machine pumping away in her closet. Man, I am a mess, but I am doing...
Written on 11-8-25.
The other awful round came with Herman (not his real name) this past week. His back was tweaked, he said. He and his wife had lifted their pellet stove…badly. I could tell it was bad, but I wasn’t falling for it. He has told me many times in past rounds that something was ailing him, and then he shot nearly even par. It was no different this time. He only struggled and moaned a bit when teeing his ball, or when he would retrieve it from the hole. I would tease him by saying, “Easy there! Do you need some help?”
I also told him I would be his caddie if he needed more help. Swinging his golf clubs didn’t appear to bother him at all, though.
My good back and I put together an abhorrent round. It was another mix of...
Written on 10-23-25.
I am sitting the Albuquerque airport, and I am waiting to board my flight to Dulles. Bev and I are flying out to celebrate Guy's 60th birthday, and we are going to see two of ShyShay's volleyball matches while we are there. I am so looking forward to this.
I finally got some shifts for my new job scheduled. We have our staff meeting on the 29th, and I will have my first shift on Halloween! Spooky, huh? Then I have three more dates on November 4th, 5th, and 6th.
Written on 10-31-25.
I am on my second shift at my client’s apartment in Ignacio. I did my first shift yesterday. I had forgotten that I had signed up for the day before Halloween for my first shift, too. Thankfully, we had a staff meeting the day before, so I was reminded. Imagine me missing my first shift! That would have been terrible.
My first shift went well. I didn’t know what to expect, and it wasn’t bad. I will write about it in my field notes that I will start today.
I got really busy, so I will come back to this at another date.
Written on 11-7-25.
I had to do some cleaning, and once I started, it was hard for me to stop. All in all, I am enjoying...
Written on 10-10-25.
It’s a cooler and ‘rainy-er’ Friday here in Aztec. It has stopped for now, but I don’t think it’s stopped enough to warrant going to play today, and I have some stuff to do anyway. Kody and I have enjoyed a wonderful morning here at home while B went to sub at Park again. We just got back from Safeway (Kody and I), and I picked up proof of the flu shot I received yesterday to send on to Comfort Keepers. B and I normally wait until later to help make it last until April or May, but this year I chose to get it in early October due to the new job.
I should be scheduled next week; they are only waiting on my background checks.
I just got my new iPhone! UPS delivered a shiny, bright orange iPhone 17 to our house. B and I decided to take advantage of a special that AT&T has offered to trade in our old phones for the latest (and greatest?) phones. I am not sure why hers hasn’t come yet, though.
On to golf…
I wanted to reflect a bit more on the...
