The Days of Our Lives
Here we are in the strange middle period between Christmas and the New Year. There is always a sense of waiting for the next thing to happen, and the hope that things will be better somehow. You can count on things being different at least. 2005 was a bumpy ride for me, but I'm still here to tell the tale. It's almost time to buy a 2006 DayMinder. I have a set of pocket calendars going back several years (since 1998). These little books are essential to making my life feel like it's on some kind of track. When I look through them they are mostly page after page of little notations about when bills are due. That is the center of gravity for a life -- when the bills are due. Oh sure, there are some big events. I can look back and remember where I was, and when I moved from place to place thanks to some notes. I can find my trip to Europe in there. On the whole though, it's mostly bills.