It is Thursday, 29 December 2022. There are only a couple of days left in 2022, and there is stuff yet to get done.
As I mentioned last week, we were down with COVID the last couple of weeks, and finally had a negative test earlier this week. We chose not to run to see my mom and siblings last weekend due to the illness, but today I’m going to load up the family truckster and go for a visit… five hours in the car for a two-hour visit… but I need to make the sojourn. I’ve got a good audiobook queued up for the ride, the last book in Craig Alanson’s Expeditionary Force series.
Last night was fun. We ordered in some barbeque and gathered around tv to watch Kansas take on Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl. To be honest, the game was pretty miserable for KU fans for the better part of three quarters, and then the magic came to play. Arkansas took a 24-7 lead in the first quarter, and Kansas matched scores in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, but Kansas rallied and scored 18 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to tie the game up and force not just one overtime, but 3 overtimes. Arkansas eventually won, 55-53, but it was a heck of a ride.
A topic that we’ve been discussing around here lately is neurodiversity. A family member has been looking into the subject and how it relates to the way they think and how they react to certain situations. This family member also suggested that I take an online test for neurodivergence as well, so I took an 80-question online test. The results were rather surprising. It would be inaccurate for me to say that I’ve never wondered about the way I look at the world – I have. I have often wondered how I can start off talking about one subject, then somehow flip through the index cards in my head to arrive at a seemingly unrelated subject then blurt something out to a room of blank stares… people wondering how I went from point A to point Garbanzo. Sometimes led folks to wonder if I was actively engaged in a procreative process with cashews, almonds, and macadamias.
It’s a subject I should look into more. Might explain a little bit more about why I sometimes feel more than just a little bit outside the scope of what most people consider normal.
OK, time for me to think about grabbing a little breakfast and a cup of coffee.
I’m looking forward to spending a few hours in the car with Joe Bishop and Skippy the talking beer can.
I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.
Peace y’all.
