The First Cut

The first wave of 200 hourly workers getting permanently laid-off were notified Friday. I made it through! Whew! Some of the people who were with me during our orientation were included in the lay-off. Most of the laid-off people were working in the area that I first started in. I feel lucky to have been moved to a different area. I'm safe for now, but still expect some kind of time off in the near future. Rumor has it we might be doing a rotating type lay-off; half of each area works for a month, gets laid-off for a month, etc. I'm hoping that is what happens, but who knows?

My girlfriend who has many years seniority has taken a month volunteered lay-off. She has been off work since early March. I'm glad we can afford to let her have the time off. She is enjoying it! And I'm not too unhappy to have her here doing most of the housework, and cooking - it has been very nice indeed.

I'm going outside today to do some yard work - yeah! It is only around 43 degrees outside, but very sunny. It feels good to be outside, even if it is still cold. We had a long and snowy winter, and the yard is messed up from plowing the driveway. It beckons me........

Oh for the good old days..........

The joys of being 50 (or 51) continue. Today I had a colonoscopy. Good times. Everything is fine, it was just a check-up thing, but times like these really make me miss the good old days.

The days when I ate nothing but junk food, drank like a fish, smoked a pack and 1/2 a day, and never gave a thought about going to the doctor. And excluding the hangovers, I felt just fine.

Now I go to the doctor regularly, watch my food choices, no longer drink or smoke, force myself to exercise, and usually have some kind of ache or pain everyday. Pretty much sucks, don't you think?