No, I’m not suicidal and I’m not dying…only of old age and that certainly is by choice. 
I’m just become reflective because I haven’t written a blahg in three months and I’m wondering if it’s worth it. Is there anyone out there reading these blahgs? Would you notice if I stopped writing these blahgs?
There has been so much going on since my last blahg that I simply haven’t had the desire to sit down and write about it all. Most of it is not great. 
We lost our beautiful cat, June, this summer. She just disappeared and we think a wolf or coyote got her. Same thing happened to my neighbor’s cat. I know about the whole circle of life thing but it’s an experience I could do without. I think about June every day.
I am still without a job despite my plea in my last blahg. I’ll be 52 one week from today and I find myself applying for minimum wage warehouse jobs. Last week I received an email response to a job application that basically said “thanks for applying but we’re going with more suitable candidates.” It’s pretty bad when minimum wage is looking good to me but I’m not looking good to minimum wage employers. Where’s the justice in all of my work experience and the choices I have made in my varied career? 
I should have started out as a ditch digger when I first got out of school. I’d probably still be employed. There are always ditches that need to be dug.
What else? The ordeal to get a new house built for my parents continues. I’ve had to deal with Insurance companies, banks, lawyers, and contractors. At least the basement has been poured and the contractor is starting to build the frame. 
I really don’t have anything to complain about when it comes to our contractor. Geertsma Homes out of Belleville have been excellent and my parents really liked the model home they toured. The picture on the left is of the model home. I have flipped the photo to show the orientation with the garage on the left as this is how my parents want theirs built. Now it’s just colour selections inside and out.
The rest of the summer was just busy with having my son Noah, and youngest daughter Abbie and my wife Jeanette home for the summer vacation. It’s nice to have them around but you know what they say about too much of a good thing. We even managed to have our eldest daughter Emily home for almost a week and her boyfriend Charlie for a few days too. Hey Charlie, if you are reading this, I’m cool with you.
So the summer came and went and now I’m in that reflective mood and looking to get busy with something. Maybe this current blahg is a place holder for a better blahg. Maybe there are better things on the horizon for me that I will enjoy writing about. They can’t come quick enough.
I shouldn’t say that everything is bad news. A glimmer of good things came in the news that Deb Talan of The Weepies has beaten her cancer. She even posted that she’s working on new music. That’s good. That’s better than good…that’s great. 
And The Weepies released a new song which appears on the soundtrack for Zach Braff’s new movie “Wish I Was Here.” It’s a great song called “Mend.” That’s where I’ll end this blahg.
All else will pass. Just mend.