I beg your pardon - I never promised you a spice garden

The installation phase is now slowly but surely drawing to an end. There are flowers in the garden and I have my own little spice garden with fresh herbs for cooking. True, I hardly even picked them out, and I sure as hell didn't plant them (to my defense I WAS cooking at the time) but now they are mine, mine, MINE! There is a certain to joy to the basic pleasures in life. Physical labor cannot be overrated - which is of course the main reason behind the healthtrend and the fashion for working out. For most types of depression, physical exertion has been proven to be as effective as anti-depressant medication. Which is, of course, to say that one of the main reasons for depressions can as easily be attributed to the fact that people don't exert themselves enough. 

This is, when I look at it critically, the last day of my life as it is now. There are some major changes ahead. I am assuming the cape of plastic fatherhood, charging myself with the responsibility of caring for a timid soul the best I can, as Amanda is moving in during the weekend, enhancing the dynamic duo to a terrific trio. Bringing the goggies along, we move into the realm of quality quintet. With some pride I rise to the occasion but not without apprehension - I can't help but admit that the concept scares me. Still, I can only try the best I can and transfer the values that were taught to me by my parents and that I have created for myself. Reflecting on my parents, I can't help but think they did a real good job! Now it is up to us to carry on that legacy!

For those of you who follow the blog, you noticed last post that I speculated some on the purpose of the blog... and of anything else, as it were. Well, for those of you who follow the blog no matter what, here is a treat for you guys - a really cool shot fresh of the press... Hope ya like it! I know I simply adore both the picture and the model but that's my prerogative!




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