Anyone Out There?

So, is there anyone out there? I keep posting and waiting for someone to respond but so far, nothng. Give me a break. Someone must be reading this. Just a word or two.

Passing of Time

After a long, long week and a very short weekend I find myself once again contemplating what happened to the entire year last year. I have heard that as you get older time seems to pass more quickly and I am a believer. I take time off work and it seems as if I never left. I sit and try to remember what I did and why did the time go so quickly. I was thinking this morning that it would be nice if time at work passed as quickly as time does at home. It's not just last year but about the last 35 years. Seems like one day I was 20 years old; in the Army; in Vietnam, and next thing I know it's 35 years later. I was reminded of this when I received a letter from one of my Army buddies over the weekend. Ever since we got out we always talked about getting back together and for one reason or another never did. He was saying we'd better come up with a way before another 30 years passes. By then, I doubt I'll even remember who I am, much less an old Army buddy.

Return To Normal

Back at work and a return to the normal daily grind. I didn't take much time off for the holidays but enough so that I just got a little taste of sleeping late and doing whatever I wanted for a day or two. That's enough to make it very difficult to come back. At one point in my life I would take two weeks off at Christmas. Talk about not wanting to come back to work! Two weeks of peace and quiet not having to make any decisions or have anyone making any demands on me was like a dream. My stress level dropped to zero and my entire attitude about life improved to a point that it was spooky. But, the first few days back after the two weeks was nothing short of hell. It was like being in the twilight zone. Next year I do plan on taking a week off as not taking off this year did kinda dampen my Christmas spirit. So, at least I have something to look forward to. I have to take 'em where I can get 'em.