Rained all week this week.  Every night was a thunderstorm, with a few
rumblers during the day.  Walls in my basement are now seeping with water due
to all of the water in the ground.  Now I truly appreciate a bit of wisdom
from a coworker, "never carpet the lowest level in your house".  Fortunately
my basement is not carpeted, and everything of value is still staying dry so
far.  

Been a long week of answering customer questions and fighting the processes of
work.  Basically, not rewarding at the best of days and these weren't the
greatest.  

Received an odd phone call this week.  Old friend from high school called me
up out of the blue to try to arrange for a lunch meeting in a couple weeks. 
Need to try to arrange for a place and specific time yet.  Seems old friend
runs a small financial office and health insurance office in nearby town to
the farm.  Dad ended up at her place and she recognized the family name and
asked about me.  Guess he gave her my number/mentioned it was in the phone
book.  Although, it is hard telling if she just wants to make contact just to
sell me something or if that is a cover story so she can justify trip and
lunch as business expense.  Hard knowing the motivations of people.  Sad
commentary of me that I'm suspicious of ulterior motives of people that want
to talk with me.  My other suspicion is that this is some sort of "blind" date
feeler.  It would be like Dad to try to arrange something like this.  Or, it
really is just a "hey, let's catch up, haven't seen you in years" meeting. 
Time will tell.

Been a bad last two weeks for me at the gym.  With all of the goings on with
RL and work, my workouts have drifted down to 2 or 3 times a week, with almost
no lifting.  Ballooned up to 170 lb when weighed in yesterday.  Sort of
depressed me, how fast the weight comes on when let up slightly on workout
regime and eat a bit unhealthy.  I feel trapped by the routine and diet.  Was
much more fun when it was all about improvement instead of maintenance.  Now
have to cut way back to work my way back down the pounds I've picked up. 
*deep sigh*

Killing time this evening, ended up surfing the other blogs on the Bat site. 
Didn't realize this is blog #196 entry for me.  Would put me at about 15th
most frequent Bat blogger.  I'd be top 10 if all of the logs of just big party
kills or bat summaries of the day were removed.  Anyways, read Femko's blog
for the first time this evening.  Interesting content, I'll have to watch for
his updates like I do with Conquer's poker ramblings in his blog.  

Well, I should slide on home and get some rest.  Tomorrow is the fantasy
football draft.  Sadly, fall is on the horizon again, and then another long
winter.  I feel the turning of the seasonal wheel, and it makes me sad. 
Football and fall, hand in hand as well as dark mornings and evenings.  Been
having those gray thoughts of giving up about finding companionship with
another.  Just feeling too free to give it up for another.  Although I've been
told the trade is worth it for a fleeting while.  Must be getting tired, going
all emo now.  Really time to end this before I go all whiny, again.  Tonight's
blog brought to you by "Fade to Black" Metallica.