Back to the heat

Heat advisories all over; could always be worse…

Thursday. Then Sunday. And then Tuesday. Well, one can just be grateful for the fact that the gig is still going on; it’s been about a month since you got back from Texas last.

Tendinitis still doing a good job of making things annoying; even with the cast. It’s nothing compared to the crap dad is having to go through yet again with his hip.

He told you I can’t really do much booking because he can’t even stand for too long. Said it like it was an apology. You seriously don’t deserve them. 😂

Not the best time for them to start moving, but they just can’t keep that house up. So it’s a new place in a 55+ planned neighborhood. You’re not sure what bothers you more – the fact that they’re giving up their house they built to go to some cookie cutter neighborhood or the fact that nine years you could join them there.

Well, one thing at a time…

Yesterday, Dad spent time with your last uncle who is on his own last legs. A lifetime of cigarettes and COPD. Can’t even walk 1000 steps, and won’t qualify for a lung transplant. Death is just coming at you lately in the last two years; hitting all over the perimeter in your already small family.

Just pray everyone makes it Home.

Ecclesiastes was good. The message dark but beautiful. Simple. Rain falls on the just and the unjust alike. Bad things happen to good people, and even living wisely, is no guaranteed hedge against the unpredictable ravages of life.

So sometimes it’s good to just shut up and enjoy the sunset. A passing tune. Spending time with an old friend. Finding something to be happy about and not letting go, even knowing your life can take anything away from you whenever it wants.

Sure, follow all those proverbs and you will build up as much as a defense against life’s entropy as you can – it’s certainly better than ignoring what’s good for you.

But there’s only one actual answer.

Get closer to Him. Always good advice. You’re not gonna be Enoch, so there’s always room to grow.

The next gig – whenever it is – is going to be building; like Pennsylvania. Painful and draining. A lot worse than everything you’ve done since. Nothing you can’t survive though; and no reason not to kick ass with the rest of your guys.

Another day in the life. No idea where it’s going, but you sure have a window seat.