Out of The PIT

I've been in contact with FL for several months now trying to figure out the market value for my condo when I put it into rental stock. This was all for capital gains purposes you see. In any case, it was tough getting in contact because both of us were busy but today, after I got dropped off by the dealership shuttle bus at the salon, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw FL walking out of the door. It took him a few seconds to recognize me, but what were the odds?

So this is the first anniversary of incorporation. I do not feel that much different, except for the fact that I have no time to do any company stuff now that I have my hands full with an infant. I will continue this experiment for a while. It is fun playing CEO, even though I have no employees, no real office, and no real business going on..

I was talking with RM today and he was mentioning how he's come to a point in his life where he considers young kids as punks which makes him an old man, and that he was okay with it. I told him that I guess that he's come to the final stage of aging. Let's see what the other stages are: Disbelief - Shock that you are starting to age - seeing the gray hairs or spots or wrinkles appear. Denial - Trying to avoid paying any attention to the signs of aging, like the aches, pains, and slowing metabolism. Anger - Getting mad at your own body for not performing up to the standards that you once were used to, like climbing stairs, or running after a train. Bargaining - Pleading with your body to work the way it used to if you go on your weekly ten minute run or give it some celery oatmeal every now and then. Guilt - Finding out how far you have gone to hide the signs, by dying hair, makeup or going on unwise diets just so that you can kind of fit back into that suit for your...

I had another near Squishy sighting last night. I was picking up pizza and noticed a woman who, well, distantly reminded me of Squishy. Normally this would not have been even worth a mention, nor would the two toddlers that were running around all over. But when the husband showed up and he looked like DWC I had that real uncanny feeling. Kind of a "what could have been" sort of scenario. Freaky. It was only Thursday though.

Toadstool is such a fungi that he can bring life to a dead party. Alga and took a lichen to him. Too bad he had to leave because there wasn't mushroom there. At yeast he was a good spore about it.

I went to the hospital to visit Laz again. This time it was after the crisis was over, and this time I went with Fively. The extra company was good. I was able to use the HOV lane, and Fively was able to comfort Laz more than I could ever have. Hearing him recount the events from earlier in the week brought to mind the text that MJH sent to me on Monday. How shocked was I that things had gone from bad to worse so quickly. That I had only seen him the day before and he was in okay, if not good, spirits. Mind you, the events of that morning were quite worrisome, and it should not have been that much of a surprise to anyone that events could have turned this way. It was quite lucky for him though that he was in the care of a hospital when things unfolded rather than alone at his condo. How important it is to have a companion, especially if you have some sort of ailment. As with the last visit I stayed for over two hours, the time ticking by unnoticeably quickly and only leaving the hosp...

I went to visit Laz in the hospital today. It was one of the rare times that MJNL would be at an event with EYS which meant that I was left to my own devices for a couple of hours. MJNL did not want EYS to be in a hospital unless she had to until she had a few more immunizations in her so having her come for a visit was out of the question, which meant that one of us (MJNL) would need to watch her while the other (moi) would visit. Finally the hospital was pretty far from where we are living now so things were not very convenient, until today. I dropped MJNL and EYS at a bridal shower that was actually on the way to the hospital, so I decided to keep going in that direction for a visit. Of course I could have given a better heads up but I was not sure about the precise timing (due to EYS and waffle making) so when I arrived (after not getting any confirmation messages) I found that Laz was out cold. Fortunately his parents were there, even more fortunately, his mom actually recognize...