#1495, Monday, August 24: Phantom work pain coming?

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Post 1495, Day 236 of 2015
- 1,697 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

When I think about days off, I'm not talking about my day job. I'm talking about my playing schedule.

My day job is like the apartment my cousin Ronnie grew up in in the mid-twentieth century. The apartment building was next to an elevated train. Every time a train went by (either direction),the building shook, and the noise was deafening.

I only visited that apartment a couple of times. When the train came along, I freaked - you couldn't think. You couldn't hear your own spoken words.

But Ronnie and my aunt and uncle were completely fine with it. They'd gotten used to it, they knew how long it lasted, they knew better than to do anything but hold their last thought until it was over.

That's my job. I pause my life for the time I'm at work. I know how long it will last. When the day is over, I continue with my life just as though the job didn't happen.

Since my life these days is mostly about playing, my work for the VA is like that train. I'm used to it.

I wonder about this, though: When I retire, will I have the same problem that Ronnie had when his parents finally moved to a quiet apartment. He missed the racket. He sometimes found himself pausing his thoughts, his speech, to let the train rumble past, even though there was no train there. He had trouble sleeping in the quiet.

Will I miss my job at the VA when I retire?

If I had to guess now, I'd guess, "Yes."

Food and Diet Section

Today's Weight:                   209.4 lbs

Previous Weight (8/21):           209.4 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:                - 0.0 lbs

Diet Comment

My lack of movement, weight-wise, is both a good thing and a mystery, given that the weekend wasn't spent adhering to any kind of eating plan, good, bad or otherwise, and finished up with an unusual amount of alcohol.

Food Log

Breakfast
Skipped.

Lunch

Not a great way to start the week, but that's what I get for coming to work late, and hungry: A slice of pepperoni pizza (free food overwhelms all common sense), and a Quest bar.

Snack 
Quest bars.

Dinner 
London broil and cole slaw.

Liquid Intake
   Espressos: 2;  Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 86+ oz.

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