Samhain Thanksgiving Moon
Coming back to the surface after a quick dip below into the land of lethargy and woe. (not really, it just rhymed and I liked the flow.) Still, feeling more normal this morning, ready to get back at the translating, see if I’m still interested enough to continue. I suspect that I am.
Tom, Warren, Stefan, Mark, Frank and I met last night at the Woodfire Grill in St. Louis Park. Discussed Stefan’s Dad. Possible congestive heart failure. Long term care insurance: ponzi scheme or important resource? The complexity of retirement related issues, especially health insurance of all kinds. Thanksgiving. Frank at his daughters with her in-laws. Mark’s 91 year old mother-in-law cooking a meal for 18. Warren’s family and their first Thanksgiving without either Mom or Dad. Tom and his grandson taking several steps at their home. Our visit to Denver where Jon and Jen took on their new role in the family by throwing their first thanksgiving. (as the child-rearing, career oriented generation)
Watched a TED talk on Monotasking. Not very good. Half hearted. Even so, I find the idea reinforcing since I tend to monotask. I like to focus on one thing for hours at a time, even weeks at a time. Over the last three months I had three priorities: Terra Cotta tour, Missing revision and the Mythology class. Each one required dedicated time, with no interruptions.
This is not new behavior for me. When I was in college and seminary, I went the same way, compartmentalizing study, friends and politics. During my working years with the Presbytery I did multi-task, a lot. I never like the way it felt. My feet never touched the ground and the next buzz was already building while one task got sat down.
