August hangover

We are heading to UT Martin’s homecoming game in early October. While watching a Skyhawk football game is reason enough for the trip, I have some other matters to tend to while in town. The plan is to rent a car to make the 200 mile trip so we can test drive one of our prospective “next” vehicles. I am a little surprised that the hotels were booked solid since earlier this month, but I guess that is par for the course.

For the last couple of nights, our DSL connection from AT&T has been less than reliable. At one point, we had less than three minutes of connectivity before having to re-reset the modem and the attached wireless router. Mostly out of frustration, I ordered one of their combined Router/Modem gateways. I wagered that at least if the connection was going to be flaky, I would only have to reset one device instead of two. I am starting to wish I had done that to begin with.

I still have a bit of trouble compartmentalizing the last couple of months so that I can get back my usual pattern of stumbling aimlessly forward. The truth about change, for better or worse, is that it eventually becomes the status quo. No matter how much turmoil and upheaval one experiences, over time it just becomes a way of life and is seldom given a second thought. If those are to be my circumstances, I wish that I were already a bit more accustomed to it.

Perhaps “aimless” is not quite the correct word. I generally end up with far more specific goals than most, but my timeframes are almost always open-ended. The marching orders typically go along the lines of “give it everything you got and hope to accomplish a few of those goals along the way.”

Maybe I should take my wife up on the offer of a walk around the park if the weather cooperates.


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