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lumberjim · 05-05-2020, 12:22 PM

The one exercise I'm doing is like reverse cowgirl. The man's part, I mean. That actually works. Loosens me up. Today I feel much better.

lumberjim · 05-09-2020, 08:18 PM

Spencer is coming tomorrow. Possibly to stay. Maybe probably.

I can't even tell you how ecstatic I am.

monster · 05-09-2020, 08:18 PM

Oh excellent

Griff · 05-09-2020, 10:27 PM

Very cool

lumberjim · 05-09-2020, 11:01 PM

So fucking cool

xoxoxoBruce · 05-09-2020, 11:52 PM

Ah, someone to mow the lawn.

lumberjim · 05-10-2020, 07:40 AM

That had occurred to me. I'm just so happy to get him out of that house and neighborhood.

Now he can go take a walk or get a job or go build something. He can get transit to several schools from here.

He didn't want to come live here before because he'd be leaving his mom alone. But after a year, he's feeling crowded and realized he was getting depressed with the situation there. Now I can help him keep his chin up and his back straight. We'll find something that makes him want to get up in the morning.

10 years this July since I moved out. Maybe I'll get another 2 or 3 with him before life sweeps him up. Today is a big day.

Clodfobble · 05-10-2020, 08:17 AM

Hope it goes well, Jim.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-10-2020, 09:44 AM

You know something about the best laid plans of mice and men.
But some things that didn't work out for me I'm still glad I did because the coulda/shoulda/woulda haunting me would have been worse. Go for it.

BigV · 05-10-2020, 12:49 PM

That's great news! I'm glad to see the young man taking action. Good things are going to happen.

Gravdigr · 05-10-2020, 02:59 PM

I know you've wanted this for quite a while, Jim. Happy for ya.

lumberjim · 05-13-2020, 12:22 AM

He's already happier. He's got into carving soap stone, and is spending a lot of time covering my shop in a light white powder from sanding it. Lots of tutorials on using power equipment and work holding and making jigs or vise settings to accomplish what he's trying to do to the stone.

And I've got all this shit like glow in the dark mica powder and odd bits of exotic wood and finishing oils. And so many tools. He's engaged and amiable. He even mower the lawn for me today. Weeding, edging and mulching the last flower beds in the next couple days....

Yeah, long time I wanted this. I feel almost vindicated for working so hard that I'm in a position to be able to provide a better environment.... and for being likeable enough that he decided to come live here. I've had this kind of weird guilt thing going on in the background, knowing that he was is such a jam, and i was doing well. Hopefully, his mom will do better now that she has less expense and more freedom. Not that she didn't do her best before... Just... I hope she isn't lonely. But I hope my son has his best chance to thrive a lot more.

There will be adjustments. Like I need to get him to be better about cleaning up the kitchen after he cooks. He's a vegetarian, and I'm the opposite. Amanda is normal. So far we're all kind of fending for ourselves with meals. And this will change again when I go back to work.

As always, the only thing you can really count on is change. I'm bullish right now as my back is getting better, the weather is improving, and Spencer deciding to get out of stasis all coalesced at once. All this virus scary shit and masks and economy blah blah can suck it. I'm good.

Griff · 05-13-2020, 07:18 AM

It'll take adjustment but you guys will pull it off. Side by side in the workshop sounds pretty damn good just let him know when your wood finish is wet!

monster · 05-13-2020, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

Like I need to get him to be better about cleaning up the kitchen after he cooks.

I feel this. big time. Or at least make less mess in the process.... Hector cooked last night -for all of us. So I'm OK with cleaning up after, but it was just a sausage sauce with rice and green beans from the freezer and it looked like the Swedish Chef held a month-long orgy in there

I'm really happy for you

glatt · 05-13-2020, 11:35 AM

This thread is making me happy. I'm glad for you and Spencer, Jim.

05-05-2020, 12:22 PM	#1921
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	The one exercise I'm doing is like reverse cowgirl. The man's part, I mean. That actually works. Loosens me up. Today I feel much better. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-09-2020, 08:18 PM	#1922
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Spencer is coming tomorrow. Possibly to stay. Maybe probably. I can't even tell you how ecstatic I am. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-09-2020, 08:18 PM	#1923
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Oh excellent __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-09-2020, 10:27 PM	#1924
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Very cool __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-09-2020, 11:01 PM	#1925
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	So fucking cool __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-09-2020, 11:52 PM	#1926
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ah, someone to mow the lawn. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-10-2020, 07:40 AM	#1927
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	That had occurred to me. I'm just so happy to get him out of that house and neighborhood. Now he can go take a walk or get a job or go build something. He can get transit to several schools from here. He didn't want to come live here before because he'd be leaving his mom alone. But after a year, he's feeling crowded and realized he was getting depressed with the situation there. Now I can help him keep his chin up and his back straight. We'll find something that makes him want to get up in the morning. 10 years this July since I moved out. Maybe I'll get another 2 or 3 with him before life sweeps him up. Today is a big day. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-10-2020, 08:17 AM	#1928
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Hope it goes well, Jim. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-10-2020, 09:44 AM	#1929
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You know something about the best laid plans of mice and men. But some things that didn't work out for me I'm still glad I did because the coulda/shoulda/woulda haunting me would have been worse. Go for it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-10-2020, 12:49 PM	#1930
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	That's great news! I'm glad to see the young man taking action. Good things are going to happen. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-10-2020, 02:59 PM	#1931
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I know you've wanted this for quite a while, Jim. Happy for ya. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-13-2020, 12:22 AM	#1932
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	He's already happier. He's got into carving soap stone, and is spending a lot of time covering my shop in a light white powder from sanding it. Lots of tutorials on using power equipment and work holding and making jigs or vise settings to accomplish what he's trying to do to the stone. And I've got all this shit like glow in the dark mica powder and odd bits of exotic wood and finishing oils. And so many tools. He's engaged and amiable. He even mower the lawn for me today. Weeding, edging and mulching the last flower beds in the next couple days.... Yeah, long time I wanted this. I feel almost vindicated for working so hard that I'm in a position to be able to provide a better environment.... and for being likeable enough that he decided to come live here. I've had this kind of weird guilt thing going on in the background, knowing that he was is such a jam, and i was doing well. Hopefully, his mom will do better now that she has less expense and more freedom. Not that she didn't do her best before... Just... I hope she isn't lonely. But I hope my son has his best chance to thrive a lot more. There will be adjustments. Like I need to get him to be better about cleaning up the kitchen after he cooks. He's a vegetarian, and I'm the opposite. Amanda is normal. So far we're all kind of fending for ourselves with meals. And this will change again when I go back to work. As always, the only thing you can really count on is change. I'm bullish right now as my back is getting better, the weather is improving, and Spencer deciding to get out of stasis all coalesced at once. All this virus scary shit and masks and economy blah blah can suck it. I'm good. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-13-2020, 07:18 AM	#1933
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	It'll take adjustment but you guys will pull it off. Side by side in the workshop sounds pretty damn good just let him know when your wood finish is wet! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-13-2020, 11:35 AM	#1935
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	This thread is making me happy. I'm glad for you and Spencer, Jim.

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