What did we do today? Tore up a lot of drywall. I think we have about three more days left.
We're "helping" the contractors on our familyroom renovation by removing the wall & ceiling drywall. We've uncovered dozens of (empty) termite tunnels from our 2003 infestation, and the damage is far worse than we imagined. "Luckily" the most-damaged parts of the framing were going to be removed during the renovation anyway. The termites just helped us get a head start on the project...
I'm not a reunion guy, but my 20th reunion (1991) was a mind-blowing experience. I've skipped the others, but if they weren't in New York (Long Island), I might have gone.
So if you haven't been to a reunion, I recommend it.
I went to my 5th where the obnoxious drunk still was, and the hot cheerleaders still were, and the really hot ditzy airhead cheerleader was a stereotypical flight attendant who must've really annoyed the heck out of the legitimate hard-working flight attendants.
But judging from my high school alumni Facebook posts the obnoxious drunk still is, the hot cheerleaders no longer are, and the really hot ditzy airhead cheerleader has had way too much plastic surgery. I've decided that I'm going to keep my cherished illusions & fond memories of my high-school classmates and no longer destroy them with the reality of reunions. I have a few high-school friends who I'll continue to visit, or who'll visit Hawaii, regardless of what semi-decennial anniversary crops up.
I've had absolutely no trouble skipping out on USNA reunions. Couldn't pay me to attend one of them.
He'd rather be working on things, but he just can't any more.
It's a horrible thing to hear in some ways, and in others it helps me realize that letting go of work and redefining myself in other ways might have been the best thing I could have done for myself and my family.
In many ways I think the Wizard of Woz got the better deal.
No matter what happens from here, it's Jobs' own challenge to reboot his life. I don't think anyone else can (or should) try to do it for him. Every other retiring world-class executive before him has faced the same challenge.