Labor Day Weekend Business: 2009-09-07
Monday, September 7th, 2009This was a slow weekend; no big parties or family get-togethers happened. Typical for this particular holiday in our family.
The cold I contracted at camp is finally gone. All remants of the cough have left. I got two colds this year so far; higher than usual. To reduce the frequency of these colds, I aspire to further reduce consumption of refined sugars and flours as well as to slightly increase the consumption of red meat and citrus fruits.
I’ve lost the entire nine pounds that I gained at camp. Current weight is 168 pounds.
Mom and I listened to the Bellwood Vs. Tyrone football game on Friday night. Bellwood won. Yippee!
Spent a little time at the pavilion Saturday night, watching the moon come up over the mountain. The iPod kept me company as I watched the eastern sky just above the top of the mountain grow brighter and brighter, then the full moon emerge with its slivery-green luster.
Pruned all shrubs and trees that needed it around the house, with the new John Deere hedge trimmer and the one-year-old chainsaw. I love using gas-powered tools.
Yesterday, Mom and I went to the park for some Texas hot dogs, then visited my closest sister.
Got caught up on all TV shows, including The Young and the Restless, NBC Nightly News, and Dr. Phil. No outstanding shows remain on the DVR as of this writing.
Spent a few hours social networking on the phone over the weekend. I’m pulling away from the current forum however, because my views on love and relationships have not been well-received and produce much bashing aimed at me whenever I present them. There is excessive foul language and acrimony, and one woman, who I thought was a good friend, betrayed me to the board by posting things about me which I had confided to her in confidence. She also read some of my blog pieces on the board, where she, along with several others, jeered and poked fun at them. That hurt, much more than I would have imagined. I’d have never guessed her capable of such treachery — acting so interested in my work and then going off and using my own words against me. She appears to have done all this just because she disagreed with my views during one discussion; certainly not a good reason. This experience has taught me not to so easily trust people. I so get it now, why women are very reluctant to trust new men. I’ll certainly be more reserved about sharing too much of myself with new women now, after this experience, and because of it, I cherish even more the good friends I have that have withstood the test of time. In fact, I told [Emmy] and [Mentat] today how grateful I am to have them both in my life. The betrayal made me appreciate them, that have never done me wrong with malicious intent, just so much more. I don’t believe I’ve ever been betrayed to this degree before. So there is no apologizing for what this stranger did. So I’ll never forgive her. Hopefully, I’ve learned a little about how to quickly spot others like her in the future. On thing that’s clear to me now is that time does indeed reveal. So from now on, I’ll be taking lots of time getting to know new people before opening up to them very much.
Talked with [Emmy] every day. She’s been very supportive and loving through all this hurt.
Talked with [Mentat] today. We’ll be going to Pittsburgh together, and his sister will take me to the train Friday.
The planning for next weekend’s trip to Pittsburgh to our school alumni social is almost complete. I just have to decide when I’ll be returning home.
Mostly sunny weekend except for today, with high temps ranging from the upper 60s to the low 80s. Today was overcast with a bit of rain in the morning.
Tom Hesley