catchup day

it was nice to have a day off from going to the comedy clubs tonight, needed the rest and the time to get caught up on ordinary household chores. this included adding to my weight loss journal as i was a few days behind. but it also meant putting away clothes from my laundromat visit on sunday. they were still folded neatly in my basket in the corner. and finally, it meant record keeping for my checking account, getting all of the receipts entered.
   none of these things takes too long, but sometimes it's hard to remember to do them right away when busy. naturally a part of doing laundry means retiring clothing every so often. it meant ripping up a shirt i was wearing at the office earlier today, as i started noticing a small tear on the sleeve. and a pair of socks, i had noticed a hole in one of them i was wearing today and another i had just laundered had a hole as well. sometimes it's a mix and match, where the colors don't match, but who cares? i'm usually the only one that notices. i try to get as much use out of clothing as i can, as i recall i'ver had the shirt for about 9 years. i usually don't retire them until there are holes. it reminds me a little of one of my CDs, 'pleased to meet me' by the replacements. one of the shaking hands had a long sleeve shirt with a well-worn sleeve.
    a notable thing at work was being month end, normally no big deal. but today it was as it meant the lease was expiring in one part of the floor. i was amazed at how much was left behind in the lockers, like books, cd's, some perfectly good hiking shoes, even a 1996 newspaper! unsure what happened to all of it, our facility manager said it would be 'discarded' if left unclaimed. this usually means it will be tossed in the trash.
   i did get another letter to the editor submitted, this time to the des moines paper. it was largely a response to a guest column from sunday, saying i am one of those sons of ordinary americans that experienced the essence of what free public education is all about. and i am one of those newton kids that went on to lives of achievement, referring to the school's name- for emerson hough, a local role model. if he can succeed, then anything is possible.