[Long Beach, CA]
It’s been a while since I have written. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say; it’s that I’ve been a slug. I’ve scored since I’ve been home and I’ve been off. In fact, the only place I’ve been on is at work. I’m astonished.
So, I’ve decided to go with it. I’m trying my best to buckle down and work as hard as I can. It’s a struggle. I don’t want to be stumped, but I do want to be challenged.
My challenge at this juncture is to get the project done on schedule. If I can do that, then I will have accomplished something. And then, maybe, I won’t have been in the Peace Corps after all.
On the home front, Trish and Tim and I have spent some time together. We went to the Mets/Dodgers game on Memorial Day and that was fun! [Unfortunately, the Mets lost!]
In the ensuing time since I returned home from vacation, Dynamite [Trish & Tim] have helped me clean [a portion of] the apartment once and they helped me wash the Jeep®. [Jeep® is a registered trademark of Daimler Chrysler.] They need to return at least two more times before Covad comes to install the DSL service on the 16th.
Additionally, I’ve decided to whip myself into shape, mentally, physically, spiritually, and financially by my 50th birthday. I’ve called this little project, sarcastically in cliché fashion, Project Phoenix. I’m giving myself until my 47th birthday to come up with a three-year plan to accomplish this. Until then, everything I do is preparatory.
I’ve been giving some thought to moving to NoVA, which is short-form for Northern Virginia. More specifically, right outside Washington, DC. This might help in my relationship with Jackie (although the thought occurs to me that 2003 might not be soon enough).
My relationship with Jackie mystifies me. I’m trying very hard to connect, but it’s just not happening. Frankly, I’m discouraged. However, I keep trying to tell myself my first rule of parenting: You are the adult!
So, even though I’m discouraged, I’m going to keep on trying. At work. With Jackie. Wherever.
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