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 A blog of no uncertain musings. What goes on in my mind is often a source of wonder to me. |
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My mind and my life are wonderous things ... as are yours, I'm sure. I have more slips of paper and pages of notebooks with musings and thoughts than I really know what to do with. Someone, actually several someones, have suggested I start a blog ... or a journal as a means of focusing some of this mental energy. To be honest, I don't even know what the difference between a 'journal' and 'blog' is--or if there even is a difference. Read on, my friends, and you can judge for yourself whether it even matters. And so....  I'm JACE. Yep ... that's me! And somewhere in all my writings my last name may be posted. But I'll just leave it at Jace for right now. I'm 70 years old and heading full tilt to 71. It's strange that while I'm going through some rather serious medical issues, I still consider myself to be in the prime of my life--pretty good shape physically AND mentally, though I don't run for competition anymore  . I love to ... dang, if I put this stuff here, I won't have anything for my blog.Guess you just have to be patient until such stuff leaks out.  Perhaps 2025, having embraced my retirement, will see more participation in my journaling efforts. Well, one can hope.... |
| As I begin another week, I like to think about what I hope to accomplish this week. I've started doing this on Sunday morning since my diagnosis and surgery. That age old saw, 'we are not promised tomorrow' has much more meaning now. But first, we went floating yesterday on a rather calm, fairly low Gasconade River. As I mentioned in yesterday's entry, the day began overcast, even dropping a few raindrops on our way to the drop-off point. As soon as we started putting in the kayaks and canoes, the sun came out. My reward for praying for sun was a decent sunburn. This is why I seldom cook. Despite using sunscreen and wearing a shirt for part of our float, I still burn. If something involves heat, I can burn it. The Gasconade River follows a 280-mile meandering course from its headwaters near Seymour, Missouri, in a northwesterly direction emptying into the Missouri River several miles west of Hermann, Missouri. It's characterized by spectacular bluffs, some almost 100 meters high through dolomite and sandstone bedrock, providing fabulous scenery for our leisurely five-hour float. Earlier in the year, one might expect a quicker pace down the river. Our float was perfect. So, what was I talking about? Oh yeah .... This week, I'll continue working on my kitchen pamphlet. And, of course, try and maintain my exercise and WDC streaks. No major events to consider this week, which suits me fine. |
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