Milestone

So, yesterday -- and it was yesterday -- was my birthday.  47.  Honestly, there was a time in line when I never thought I would live this long.  And here I am!  Dare I say things are in flux now?  Work is ok, but the housing market and its issues are affecting everything.  My finances are ok -- I have some debts that I want to reduce, some home improvements to do, and the house is not yet paid for.  I do have some savings, a decent-sized 401, and I somewhat frugal, of course, so that is something else... I can always find more ways to reduce spending, if need be.  I am single and will remain so for the near future, but in my heart of hearts, I expected that.  I think we all know that I am not a birthday guy -- getting older is not that exciting at the end of the day -- and so I am not exactly celebrating.  Maybe I should.

I did have lunch at Kumo Buffet with my sister -- borderline spin the globe, but as my sister noted, plenty of good things to eat for her as well.  Hell, she even had and liked the green tea ice cream.  It was good --we caught up on some things (not that we don't talk every day as it is) and I pigged out on food, so much so that I just had a couple of peaches for dinner.  I took a long walk after lunch -- it was a totally beautiful day and I made sure to get some rays and outdoor time.  I should do it more often, or at least try to.

Friday night was the big (sort of) rectory fundraiser for the roof, and I was able to help out with that.  It was fine -- not that many people, I met Cleveland's Brandon Chrostowski, and then afterwards I BSed a bit with my parishioners.  Funny; on the way home Newburgh Heights PD -- with the highway patrol and all -- had a DUI checkpoint.  I was waved through -- I think they could tell I was sober -- but considering the hospitality at the fest, I wonder if anyone was caught.

I do not want to humblebrag, but I am doing fairly well in Learned League; I am 8th in my division (of 35), with a record of 11-5-3.  I am sort of figuring out the scoring -- you assign points to a question based on whether or not you think your opponent will know it -- and I guess I am looking at it more as a way to check my mental decline (as with everything else).  I think that if I can be in the top half going forward, that will be fine enough (mostly).