Wednesday Morning Pollen Fever

Even after a heavy rain, the top of my car is still dotted with a yellow fever.  

I went out before the rains yesterday and was instantly hit by my sinuses contracting, quickly developing a massive pollen headache.

Blackshear also stank terribly, as if King Kong had left a massive surprise in the middle of the city park. I don't think it was due to the pollen. It most likely was related to the in-town egg plant. I can't say for sure.

Hey, Tom! Why don't you get your car washed?

Why? It will be coated in pollen again in a matter of hours.

The changing weather also means I will need to mow soon. My only consolation is that mowing is much easier now that I have an electric mower. The charge on it only lasts about an hour, but that's ok. That's about as long as I last.

We are looking forward to Benjamin's Spring Break. He will have a friend from Sweden visiting with him and will spend some of the time with us. At the end of next week, we also visit my sister and my brother-in-law, Mike, during their stay at The Village in Florida. It's supposed to be the largest retirement complex in the US. OR so I've heard.

When Alison has her Spring Break in April, I will enjoy it with her for the first time, as I will not be involved in a tax season.

Someone asked me if I had been bored since I retired. I answered, "No! I was bored the thirty-plus years I was doing accounting, but I'm not bored now!"

Q: What are you doing now that you're retired?

A: What I WANT to do.

Even in my blog, I feel like I've spent an inordinate amount of explanation trying to justify how I use my time. It's a definite American affliction. And I'm going to try to stop doing it.

I will try to stop doing it. Although I will share some of what I'm doing (like - woohoo! - I'm going to the dentist today!), I'm going to do my best not to do it defensively.

Until the next time I feel like blogging,

T. M. Strait