Today is August first and it is for me time reflect on the year that was.
Some people measure years from January 1rst to January 1rst of the next year, but not me. My schedule of measuring a year is a little bit more juvenile. My measure of a year is still tied to a school year.
My birthday (August 26th) is the terminus of my year. By this time I was always done summer camp (or Pennsic, my modern version of summer camp). With all summer activities done (swim team etc) all energy went to preparing for the next school year. Now there isn’t as a sharp dividing line — but it still reminds me of the missed opportunities of summer…and the year……and the lifetime.
Did I hit the beach this year? Did I go anywhere fun? Did I get to the pool? Did I ride my bike much? Do I have tan?
This year there are a few really big things going on. But the biggest of the big is that I am buying a house in Wilmington Delaware.
This is big, not for the reason that I am finally moving out of the Madison Drive ghetto, but because it ties me to Wilmington Delaware. Until now moving would have been a pain in the arse but I always opened myself up to moving to some far away locale if a opportunity should present itself. Not I have an investment of pretty much any spare money I may have thought I had right here.
There is just so much going on with and so much that will have to go on with it after I close (August 15th) that I sometimes feel overwhelmed. Other times, however, it doesn’t feel that way, it doesn’t even creep into my consciousness.
This weekend’s goals:
- Choose insurance
- Perhaps choose carpet
- Figure out what else I need before August 15th


