Rant #3,625: Tuesday Afternoon After a Manic Monday, and Then Onto Wednesday Week

Yesterday was a good, slow day for me.

After a busy day of my son's job interviews on Monday, I decided that Tuesday would be a good day to just do what I had to do and that was about it, and thst is exactly what I did.

I did a little food shopping, helped my son apply for a few jobs online--a waste of time as far as I am concerned, but that is how these firms do it--and I also placed a "Situation Wanted" ad in the local newspaper, and is set to run this coming Sunday--

And it ain't cheap. So i hope we get a few responses.

And, of course, I had my own work to do.

I chose Tuesday to do all of this, as today and tomorrow are super busy.

Today, I am going with my son to an organization that helps the handicapped find employment.

Although the office is right here on Long Island, getting there is a big schlep, and I am sure we will be there for a while, so the day will be shot by the time we are done there.

And on Thursday, I have a conference to cover for work, and that kills the day altogether.

It is the first of back-to-back Thursday conferences I have to cover--there is another one scheduled for next Thursday--so my Thursdays are completely shot for the next two weeks.

I will need this coming Friday and next Friday to chill out, and I guess I will have to do that while my wife and I do our big food shopping on those days, followed by my son's basketball league on Friday nights, his bowling league on Saturday morning, and who knows what else?

And yes, my wife went back to work, so like me, while she isn't yet 100 percent, we both need to make some money and do our work.

Again, what is retirement? She is officially retired but I am not--I guess you could say i am "semi-retired"--but whatever it is, it is not what I envisioned when I was younger.

Although I would like to really slow down, I just can't, as I am being pulled every which way for everything.

I have always multi-tasked, but I know I should not be doing this at this level at this point in my life.

But what's a poor boy to do?

Just roll with the flow ... and if our son can find a job, it will make things that much easier for myself, my wife and most importantly, for him.

But in the meantime, today is a time to rev up the motors again, and to hope that that motor remains as strong as ever.

It shouldn't be this way ...

But it is what it is.