Fourth of July, late in the evening, first post in a while. I feel ok, if a bit wired, and I’m hoping I can fall asleep soon, but sleep may not be in the cards. Today was a good day. I woke near seven on the floor in the Wii room. Last night T heard a storm was coming and asked to sleep in what he calls the “quiet room”. I didn’t want him in there on his own, so I slept on the floor. I slept pretty well, actually. I was reminded of how I can sleep pretty much anywhere, and I have pretty much slept anywhere, for my entire life. M and some of her friends took the boys to Random Lake later in the morning. I cut the grass and read for a while before walking downtown with Shadow. The weather was beautiful, bright and breezy, near downtown. I had missed the parade, but tourists still milled around the park, I could tell they were tourists because they weren’t accustomed to strangers greeting them on the street. The walk felt great, as my back has kept me from running lately, and my body felt out of sorts without exercise. When I returned home I ate lunch and cleaned the entryway to the basement of winter coats, plastic bags, and errant gloves. After that I took a shower, read a bit more, and took the boys on a bike ride. The afternoon passed quickly. Just before dinner I put the infernal train table on the front lawn with a “take me” sign and reclaimed about ten feet of the front porch. By early evening we were at a neighbor’s for a fourth of July party. The kids were good, but the fireworks didn’t start until 9:30, and the fireworks sucked, so the end of the evening was a downer. Plus, while my street doesn’t get much traffic, after fireworks drivers use our street as a short cut on their rush home. They fly up the hill, and I worry about kids getting hit. In fact, tonight is one of those worry nights, a night when I can’t get the possibility of my kids getting hurt out of my mind.
I meditated today as well, only for a few minutes, but the meditation felt great. Perhaps I should meditate now.

Some bullets:

I just finished Joshua Farris’ “Then We Came To The End”. Fine book. I’m returning to Jung and the Ramayana next.

I have “Breach” from Netflix. Maybe I’ll turn on the film if I can’t sleep.

I’m on a cleaning binge since finishing the dissertation. Tomorrow I plan on taking on the office, maybe moving some of the books on the top shelves to an upstairs closet. I don’t want them in the basement because of the mold.

I’m disappointed in the upcoming New Pornographers CD except for the first song.

More later. Good night.