Quick Beginnings

Happy last day of January 2026 –I slept in (it’s now 7:00 am exactly) and I am in a quandary; least piece being that my Saturday morning post is now way late. First of all, it’s minus 5 degrees Fahrenheit (-20.5C) which realistically precludes doing anything outside. The picture shows that cold snaps are not all that uncommon in these parts.

City of Louisville, 300′ long and holding 1,500 passengers

Next, I need to pause as soon as Marcia wakes up to make certain she’ll be parked appropriately behind her walker. Then get her to join me with morning coffee. Somewhere in that mix there will be breakfast for her.

Also, cannot forget updating the daily White Board Kirstin started for Marcia which shows date, her daily ‘Goal’ and her ‘Schedule’. It’s something I’ve kept going since she came home from her stay at the hospital.

Oh well, it’ll all fall into place. Patience dear boy, patience.

Today ends the first month where all of our family was devastated by the loss of Marin. Couple that immeasurable loss with Marcia’s breaking of her hip. This means that we’re turning a new page.

Quotation – this by the great American Poet, Robert Frost (1874 – 1963): “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”

What Frost didn’t say, but the Bible does is the placing of perspective into life itself in James 4:14:
“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes”

It’s all because of Marcia – that the kids mentioned that we take our larger screen Roku TV from the sunroom and place it in the living room, as a way for her to stay entertained.

Well, Marcia is not much into movies or television. News quickly becomes a backdrop of, blah, blah, blah.

Ahh, but then there are sports. And Marcia who taught sports and played varsity Basketball does like sports (me too). Hence, this week we’ve been following tennis as the Australian Open is taking place in Melbourne. Me, having volunteered last summer at the Cincinnati Open saw many of the stars of the sport playing.

So tomorrow will be the men’s finals; Carlos Alcaraz, 22 versus Novak Djokovic, 38. Djokovic could become the oldest to win the Australian Open (as I am also not a ‘spring chicken’ that last piece is of interest).

Also, Djokovic had the guts to protest the Covid jab and thus wasn’t allowed to play the open and in fact was deported from Australia. I too refused the barely tested mRNA Pfizer jab and managed to find an alternative which did allow me to eventually gain entry into Canada to check on the cabin. Those were strange times. Guess who I’ll be rooting for?

Update – Marcia just had her morning coffee poured and already has her ‘Lazy Boy’ chair fully extended with her favorite ‘throw’.

Life is AMAZING!

Dirk

BONUS POINTS:

Throughout history, each generation has used their form of slang. Here are some slag terms which I’ve heard say people wouldn’t mind being revived. Which should NOT be on this list?

1) pad
2) square
3) made in the shade
4) wallflower
5) gas
6) peepers
7) applesauce

Last week answer – #2 “Google”