The time that is given

This is an obviously delayed post, late is more like it, but nonetheless, I thought I’d say something about the new year and what it means to me.

Well, to begin, I am not one of those people who believe in making new year’s resolutions. It’s just not something that works for me. I find that most of my life-events happen right around the fall. I don’t necessarily know why, they just do. And when they happen, THAT’S when I like to make my “resolutions”. If you could ask anyone who knows me they would tell you that I am NOT a planner. Unfortunate or not, I react to stimuli, and am constantly readjusting in order to make things work a little more smoothly. Continue Reading »

This is an old post that somehow just didn’t make it to the board…

Just returned from a vacation in Germany over the girl’s fall break. We were gone for 9 days, October 17 through the 26th, and let me tell you, what a blast. But I deviate, this isn’t really about the trip, although I’m sure that I’ll write a few memories down as I make my clumsy way through this posting. Continue Reading »

I had an interesting thought this morning while I was reading a blog from a fellow grognard… What if you absolutely knew what happened after death? I mean not “believed” you knew… but actually knew. How would you live your life? Would you do things differently? Why?

I suppose I ask because death has been a frequent visitor lately. My father’s not doing well and I’m not sure that he’s long for this mortal coil. It makes you stop and think, and take stock of things.

Is death like stepping through a door? I’m not sure that’s a good analogy but if you think about it, it’s pretty apropos.  You know where you “are” right before you step through that door. You “think” you’re pretty sure where you’re going to be after you step through the door, but you’re not certain. Does it matter though? You’re going to step through that door and whatever happens, happens. Should “knowing” change how you’re living today? Do we ever really know what’s going to happen? No. It’s the human condition. We can NOT see into the future.

So I guess that the old addage, live for today, holds some water.