On July 23, halfway the year, and I'm not sure if I should count the first half of the year as fantastic or just a mere meh.
I totally failed on publishing my book, but I did manage to find a place for my eldest daughter (who has a disability). My house's a mess, and I do not like my job.
July 23
Written July 23, posted December 27.
Good
It hasn't been easy, being a single dad with two daughters, but my two kids and I, we made it. For 9 years it was just the three of us, and now with both daughters past 25 it is time to boot them out 🤔
Just kidding 😏
No, it isn't time to boot them out, but I am getting older and older, and I can't take care of my kids forever, especially not the eldest one who requires some special attention. I'm happy to say I found a 'group home' for her, but - as a parent - you're always wondering if you made the right decision.
She'll be living there five days a week, starting in August. Only time will tell. Yes, this is an accomplishment, but it's not something to throw a party for.
Bad
I still haven't published my book. Everytime I sit down to get things done, something gets in the way. Part of that might be just me...
In this specific case: I decided yet again to redo the cover, or have it redone. But I still haven't got the new one. Will I ever release my masterpiece?
The Ugly
Every time Donald Trump says he's going to do something about Putin and the war in the Ukraine, he finds a lame excuse not to do so.
It makes me wonder what Putin / the FSB has on the current POTUS...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
I'm not entirely sure how I moved from the highs and lows to spaghetti westerns, but it happened.
It also made me realise that I did watch all three movies, but never in the proper order, and anyway a long, long, long time ago. Perhaps it is time to watch them as a kind of spaghetti western tribute to close out the years...
For a few dollars more
This year I had to job interviews with two different companies, and they were all ready to give me a contract. And then both of them went utterly silent.
That's rather disappointing.
Last month I was approached by number three. Now I do not like my current job - it's boring as hell, although I do not hate it - this new position is way more interesting.
But I'm reluctant. Will it work out? Or will they let me have a couple of interviews, tell me an offer is in the making, and then go silent? Who knows... The got 30 days left to get things arranged. I'm not expecting too much, to be honest.
The Searchers
We went looking for the mountains and great roads to drive, and we found some. The weather wasn't cooperating end May begin June, so we had to restrict ourselves to the few days it was sunny. We visited the Timmelsjoch, the Stelvio, and the Small St. Bernard. Driving 2.7 km high, under a blazing, 30+ C sun, with the mountains covered in snow... That was quite the experience!
The weather got seriously bad after that, so we visited Turin and drove home, cutting the trip a little short, but otherwise it was great, and definitely something I have to do again.
As for the movie... I'm more a Clint Eastwood than a John Wayne kind of person, so the movie was fine, but it didn't do that much for me.
A Man Called Blade
Now, this is one hell of a weird western. I stumbled over it when researching subtitles for this post (all spaghetti western related) but this is something different. Violent, grim, old and weird. I think you have to watch it yourself and tell me what you think of it. (The dub is poor, and the acting not much better, but some might like it.)
Anyway, I was looking for a spagetti western that dealt with diseases and sickness, but couldn't find a proper one, and so I had to settle for this one.
Why was I looking?
Well, it's almost T+2000 as I write this. Yes. 2000 days after what I expected to be ground zero for Covic / Corona.
And you know what? The vaccine naysayers and disbelievers in the US will make sure I may have to start counting again... Damn. Why do my columns and countdowns always end up about politics?
Let's be positive, for once. We're still alive, and thus far we've survived. Let's do our bast and get through the next 2000 days without major diseases and wars, okay?
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