Hey all, it's been a minute, I know.  I'm still treading water with my new and improved (?) schedule and simply haven't had time to post since the weekend.  Actually, I STILL don't have time but thought I'd drive by on my way to bed with an update.
 

1.  I'm loving my Monday class despite the presence of a pain in the ass guy in my small discussion group.  He's one of these types who likes to try to run the show even though he's not one of the group facilitators, and he even tries to redirect the facilitators!  :::BIG EYEROLL:::  Other than that, the class is very thought provoking and consciousness raising.  I'll go into more detail about the subject matter another time.

2.  The Thursday class, I'm not loving so much.  The setting is VERY pleasant...a bit out in the country, in a cozy private home, and the people are pretty friendly, so that part I like.  As for the rest of it, we're basically studying relationship psychology with a strong new age slant, and the other participants generally seem to be a lot more familiar with that whole mode of thought than I am, and even though this is the beginner class, it feels way over my head.  Some of the philosophies and ways of relating that we're discussing really go against the grain for me.  They're interesting to learn about, but I don't really have a strong desire to actually relate to people in those ways.  I have a feeling that unless one tried these techniques with someone who studies new age "conscious" sorts of things, the reaction would likely be "WTF?"  Anyway...I feel like a fish out of water, and I'm really questioning whether I want to keep going with it after the initial four-week session is done.  It just doesn't feel like a good fit.

3.  My ankle is acting up AGAIN and has been doing so for several days.  I've been babying it and trying to nurse it along in hopes that I just have some sort of muscle tweak, and have put off going to the doctor because it's not THAT painful, and besides, at our medical practice they do something called "evidence-based medicine."  In other words, if they don't SEE actual evidence that something's really wrong, they tend to give reassurance and tell the patient to "watch and wait."  So I knew I'd better really have something to show them before I went downstairs begging for antibiotics...and now that I'm starting to see some swelling and redness, I guess I'll be calling for an appointment in the morning.  :::sigh:::

4.  Happy Belated Spring Training!  I'm getting back into the swing of things with making the rounds of the Sox-related media on a daily basis, and especially checking the Globe, Herald, Projo, etc., for bright and shiny new pictures of my boys (so far so good).  I'm just so glad to see them!  Happy, happy, HAPPY!
 

Okay, that's enough blathering for now.  Time to go prop the stupid crankle.