8 fish at Trail's End

Friday turned out to be a pretty relaxed day.  I did part of my knee exercises early on and then I headed to Dick’s to get my reel filled with new 4 pound test line.  I then went to Walmart to get my prograf, which was completely out.  Then it was time to head out toward Walker Creek, where I fished at a spot just off route 100 with no luck, then at the bridge at White Gate, again no luck, and then 8 fish, including a couple of decent bass, at Trail’s edge.  I fished a new spot and it was terrific fishing.  I drove back, took a nap then headed to Heather and parked near my old apartment and rode my bike for 40 minutes.  It was a lovely evening and then I headed back home.  I did my letter to the Pope but I think I will send it to the bishop instead.  I did a little reading but this past week wiped me out.  Maddie did respond to my poem, calling it beautiful but she suggested it might work better as a prose poem.  It was a pretty lazy day but I hope tomorrow will be a little more energetic.

Lots of Exercise

It is Friday morning at 5:30 and I have been up for an hour and a half.  I had a hard day yesterday but I finally got the Coleman winners figured out and emailed the winners to the rest of the English department.  I did my knee exercises yesterday, along with a 40 minute bike ride along the new river and a walk with Rob along the Tom’s creek trail.  I was exhausted when I got home but it was a good bit of exercise.  I still haven’t heard from St. Mary’s so I am thinking of writing to the Pope to see if he would respond.  My big concern right now is my right shoulder.  I am not sure how I hurt it (possibly when I fell) but I didn’t have any pain from it for over a week.  I am using heat on it but I may have to go see a doctor about it.  My eyes are fabulous and now I only have to use the prednisone drops, one in the left eye per day and three in the right eye for one week, then two, then one.  Elizabeth has been such a good help but I think I should leave her alone.  I saw Leslie Brooks and her daughter at the Dog Walk parking area and it was nice to see them both.

A Madly Mixed Up Day

It is Wednesday evening and I had a pretty crazy day.   Two of my judges did the scoring wrong so I had to have them regrade the poems and the stories.  I couldn’t find Dan Woods’ scoring sheet but finally found it around 6:30.  My 5:00 class was very wild and they contributed to one student walking out.  I exchanged 3 emails with her and I think things are fine now.  I did a wonderful bike ride over at Hethwood and that was fun.  My bike is working very well.    I did my knee exercises and I am going to walk now in the hallway.

The Episcopal Church

Sunday turned out to be a decent day.  I did the first phase of my knee exercises, then I headed out to the episcopal church with Elizabeth and Daniel.  I found the service pretty similar to the Catholic one but it was more relaxed, more contemporary.  I’m not sure about the choir but I am going to take a break for now and perhaps after the semester ends I might look into joining.  I drove out to the spot I used to fish on Walker Creek and found one good place to fish from (but no hits), and I will try to fish there again.  I then drove to the bridge at White Gate and didn’t catch anything but it was still fun.  I think it was too cold.  I drove home to watch the end of the Masters, then drove over to the Tech Visitor’s Center and walked for 30 minutes and that was fun.  I did my biking when I got back and then some weights and part of my yoga stuff.  I am doing pretty well.  I did my finances again and I could survive if I teach 5 semesters but 6 semesters (counting this one) would give an extra 30K and that would allow me to travel for a number of years.  It all depends on my health, and with all the problems I have, who knows what the future holds.  I am more optimistic about the future but it’s certainly not clear what is going to happen.

A Cold Snowy Day

It is Saturday and I am having a pretty good day.  I did my knee exercises, and rode my bike for 30 minutes, did my weights but no yoga because of having the eye surgery on Thursday.  My left eye with the stitch taken out was hurting some in the morning but I had Elizabeth put some antibiotic in four times and I felt much better tonight.  I played some piano and may play a few songs later.  I did head over to Holy Spirit and I went to confession.  I felt good about that and prayed a rosary afterwards.  I then went to Walmart and got some groceries and I ran into Bettyanne and Stephan and they were surprised that Beth hadn’t sent me the music.   I told them I was upset about it but that I wasn’t coming tomorrow since I didn’t get any music.  I thanked Stephan for being so kind to me.  When I got back home I watched the end of the third round of the Masters and that was interesting, with Rory McIIroy three shots behind Patrick Reed.  I didn’t seem to get a cold so that was very good. 

The Stitch Comes Out

It is Friday and things are going pretty well.  My left eye is hurting because Farhi took the stitch out, but my right eye, done yesterday is doing very well, with vision of 20/25.   I drove over to her office with both eyes working well but the rest of the day it was somewhat painful, although I took a 25 minute walk and then went off fishing, stopping at three spots on Craig Creek, and catching one chub at the last spot where the road comes right down to the river.  I have not heard from anyone at St. Mary’s so I am not planning to sing this weekend.  I did practice my scales and my jazz songs and that was good.  I talked to my sister Judy and to Gloria and that was fun.  I think I may be getting a cold but we’ll see.

A big fall

Another catchup up to April 2.  I have been very busy the past few days, teaching, singing on Holy Thursday, at Easter Vigil and on Easter Sunday.  After Easter Sunday mass I was carrying a chair over to its proper place and my legs tangled and I fell very hard on the stone floor.  Two fellows helped me up and I was very embarrassed and left right away.  I was pretty tired (I had taken a walk with Rob earlier) and I hadn’t slept very well the night before.  Later I drove out to Trail’s edge but I didn’t get a hit.  The river seemed pretty high though it was clear enough to fish.  My repaired eye is doing well and the sight from it is remarkable.  I am still scheduled for the 5^th.  I have enough entries for the Coleman contest and submissions end this Wednesday.  I still don’t have my bike back even though it has been almost three weeks.  Stationary biking is very boring.  I figured out my finances again and I think I am going to have to teach an extra semester.