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:: Monday, January 26, 2004 ::

moving

God, I offer myself to Thee to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self that I may better do Thy Will. Take away my difficulties that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of Life. May I do Thy Will always.

Oh, that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would always be with me, and that You would keep me from evil.

Thank You for keeping me sober today. Amen.

Moving, yet still.
So they run on,
Until, with a falter,
A flicker soon gone
Their pace starts to alter....
-- Philip Larkin, “Tops”

In fast-moving, progress-conscious America, the consumer expects to be dizzied by progress. If he could completely understand advertising jargon he would be badly disappointed. The half-intelligibility which we expect, or even hope, to find in the latest product language personally reassures each of us that progress is being made: that the pace exceeds our ability to follow. -- Daniel J. Boorstin, The Image

Put me on a moving train if I’m sick, and I’ll get well. It’s good for mind and body to get out and see the world. -- Maria D. Brown, as quoted in Grandmother Brown’s Hundred Years, by Harriet Connor Brown

Baby's got a new home! After I arrived home from study group and doing my homework on Saturday, my Realtor David called to tell me that the Seller had accepted my counter-counter-offer on the condo. I called my parents, my brother Bart and his wife Jennifer, my old sponsor Dan, and my Uncle Hal to give them the news and to thank them for their help. That night I tried a new recipe for Manhattan Clam Chowder, and boy, was it good.

Yesterday morning, I met David and his partner Mark at Starbucks to give him the checks for earnest money, option fee, and inspection and to discuss the closing. I came back home and worked on my floorplan for the condo. I've got it all figured out. Now, I'll have to find a way to fund my grand design, but it will be beautiful even if I do nothing.

Yesterday afternoon, I went over to meet Tony, a guy I'd met online, for a little afternoon delight. I'd actually met him a few times several years ago at the baths and at some Positive Personals get-togethers. It was good to see him again. Mostly, we just laid around and talked.

Last night, I decided to make some Shrimp Creole for dinner and do some much needed laundry. Around ten, I began chatting with Dean who I'd met last week, and he invited me over again. I took him the leftover chowder from Saturday night. He sure is funny and a good kisser, too.

Anyway, I'm back and getting ready for another day on the bench. Hope they find a new assignment for me soon. Everything's gone so smoothly so far. I don't want anything to mess up the closing.

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