TJ North

I am going to try to get out of work early this afternoon. I have to pick up the car, get groceries, and head to the cabin. I decided to get it fixed and hope for one more year before I have to buy a new vehicle. In the meantime I have been drooling over the Mercedes ’smart’ car. It looks so cool, and makes so much sense. There are a couple of people in town who have them, and I hear through the grapevine that they do well for winter driving, even though they are small. I would just be worried that I wouldn’t be able to see over the snowbanks on my driveway every morning!

Biking around town this week has actually been a lot of fun. I will try to keep it up, although the temptation to drive everywhere again will be strong. But on the bike I have time to relax my brain between appointments, and as long as I stay in the lower part of town and don’t need to tackle the big hill it is quite enjoyable. Also cuts way down on the impulse shopping.

Otherwise this week has been hellish. I have a huge problem with one of my sons, made worse by the fact that his father is a world-class asshole. I can’t believe I slept with that man, much less married him! Just thinking about it makes my skin crawl. My son is a grown-up so I can’t solve the problem for him, but I can sure make his life miserable until he takes responsibility for the mess he is creating.

Only bad news on the scale too. I know why; I am fixing it, I am just too easily distracted.