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I started out with a 5am to 9am shift at my job at Micheals.

Fortunately, there is an IHoP in the adjoining parking lot.

Why IHoP, believe me we use to have to drive all the way to the north shore to get to one, because it was there Peter could get his favorite pancake in the world chocolate, chocolate chip pancakes. He only had them on his birthday. Other days when we might find ourselves at an IHoP, he would get buttermilk or chocolate chip pancakes. But the best was saved for his birthday. He also said they went through him like roto rooter.

Then I had a nap that I needed having gotten up so early. This too was part of our traditions. We would have an adult nap together. Lot easier once Caroline was in school.

Next is a movie. I saw Fantastic Four: First Steps. Not bad. Not the best Marvel film but it played fair. I do like that HERBIE was not used as the butt end if jokes but was as much part of the team as Ben or Johnny were. Galaxtus was cool. I was entertained and that’s really all I ask of a movie. I hope if you have seen it, you stayed all the way through. The end piece is really a nod to fandom. Although the middle one did set up a whole bunch of questions.

The Mets aren’t playing tonight so I won’t be watching a game. I guess I’ll catch up on the DVR.

Doing these traditions helped me today. It gave me good memories and brought up good memories. Overall, I am doing Okay.

I am grateful for traditions.

First Happy Equinox to all who celebrate the Spring/Autum solstice. Currently the weather is my kind of weather. Has been for the past week or so. I am a polar bear according to my friends. I like it in the low seventies/high sixties. It feels right. I like some wind in the air. I am okay with snow and rain. I am very sensitive to heat. This past summer was less killer than some previous. DragonCon was a breeze rather than the sweat fest it usual is.

Happy Birthday to the Baggins Boys. JRR Tolkien made this Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday. I expect it is busy at Bag End with some form of party or remembrance. I love those books. I still have fond memories of my father reading those books to me before I was at that reading level.

Tomorrow is going to be difficult for me. It would have been Peter’s sixty-nineth birthday. I have no idea how I am going to react to it. I might write a blog about Peter or I might shut down the entire day. What happens is what happens. I will deal with it.

I have been a bit at loose ends. I have NYCC coming up and the memorial has been set. DM me if you want the info for the memorial. I am looking forward to NYCC because I get to see folks I haven’t seen in a while. It will be nice to catch up with my comics gang along with the friends I have made along the way.

The memorial is the end of a long road that started with his death. I have needed to get this done for a while, but it was not possible until now. I had hoped to do it around his birthday, but I couldn’t find a venue. Now I have a venue and am working out the rest of the details. It needs to be done.

The will has entered probate. I don’t know quite where we are in the process, but I do know it is moving forward.

After the memorial and the will are sorted out, I am at loose ends.

I must figure out what is next for me.

Finding a job has been on going depressing job. I have some ideas that I have to reach out to some people on. I can’t do what I have done in the past. My legs are not what they were so desk job it is. Would I like to work from home? Yes, yes, I would. However, I am will to go into an office. I just want a decent paying job that doesn’t drive me crazy.

Would I like to make the puppets my permeant job? Yes, however, I stink at promotion. My website is a mess. And my business card needs to be redone. It’s funny, I can promote others. It’s really easy. When it comes to me, I get imposter syndrome although I know my puppets look very good. I have impressed others with them.

This past weekend I went to the Museum of the Moving Image to celebrate Jim Henson’s birthday (9/24/25) with like-minded people. They showed 71 best Muppet moments. Some made me laugh out loud others brought a tear to my eye.

Along the way, I taught a couple of people how to use their puppets that they had just bought. I felt good passing on the information that had been given to me oh so many years ago. I could see the light bulb go off over their heads as I explained what they needed to do. I think next time I am bringing a puppet or two or pay for a table and try to sell them.

I am grateful for puppets.

I plan to watch football today. I have chips, dip, and original coca cola. The original coca cola tastes like the soda I drank in my childhood. Until now the Coke imported from Mexico has been the closest.

Part of the reason I am being lazy is that my right knee is hurting quite a bit today. There is no rhyme or reason for the days it becomes stiff and unreasonable. Really hurts to walk.

Tomorrow I will get back into the swing of things and make my to do list. I’ll start in one room and go from there. Cat boxes are in it yet again. For two cats, they create a lot of waste.

Caroline is coming by for the weekend. That sets up the week before she arrives really.

But right now, I am enjoying the game although both local teams are losing. I have chips and dip and a cold Coke.

I am grateful for lazy Sundays.

Tuesday was my sixty-second birthday. I worked in the morning then went grocery shopping. I let the rest of the day to fall into place as it may. This including petting the cats for half an hour then a nap with the cats sleeping next to me. I made myself dinner and had cherry pie for my birthday treat. All in all, a nice mellow day.

Wednesday was another morning of work. We got large boxes full of little things. Those boxes seem to take forever. I got two out of four areas done having gotten through 30 boxes of yarn the day before leaving 50 to go. The rest of Wednesday was dealing with little fires that have been popping up. I kept feeling dizzy and put it down to hydration. Didn’t pass out but came close.

Thursday started late as I really woke up at 10:00 am. I tried to wake up at 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 and 9:00 but just couldn’t succeeded. The day was slow, and I napped a lot. Talked to my therapist about DragonCon and other things going on. She gave me some good advice about taking care of me. Self-care is important and I have been peddle to the meatal for months now. She thinks since I have the time I might need to give myself a break this the weekend and then start up everything again. I think she is right and plan to do so. I might even go see a movie.

Today I woke up at 7:00 and started to clean up this that and the other. My back complained so I sat down and watched the press conference for the suspect in the Charle Kind murder. Assignation is not the answer. Too many have die for stupid reasons. We need to remember how we felt about each other on 9-11 when the country came together. I love my country. I am not particularly happy with what is going on with in the political area.

I am grateful for birthday pie and birthday cake.

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