Sleep was great last night.

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I woke with only some soreness. I not only turned the furnace off last night, I left the windows open. I got quite chill in the house, yet I was able to wake easily. And, as I said, I slept extremely well last night. I did some work yesterday, but it was of the light nature. Today I hope to dig in again. I thought, since I woke up well in spite of the cold, that I would be able to hop into action with that same cold. Even with a good long hot shower, I was unable to kick the machine over. It does not work that way. I have not been able to get going. So, I finally decided to close the windows and heat the cave a bit.

I would like to box (and bag, and bag the clothes already boxed, according to my lady friend) the last of the clothes, leaving only a skeleton of my clothing options which I will put in a suitcase when I move. I am not sure what to do with the lamps I have in the room. Or really, any of the lamps I have. Two are standing, three are table sized, one is mostly glass.

I have also been looking at tools and supplies which help in moving. The forearm forklift looks really good, moving skids look to be helpful, and I have a dolly/cart which can hold 300/600 pounds depending on how it is used. I need to do more research on some items, and figure out exactly what it is I want. I suspect a few ¾ or even 1 inch plywood planks could make really good small ramps. I would like to find some simple carts, like shop square carts, and something to put over the carpeting which would allow easier rolling. I need to find a safe way to move the mirror of the antique dresser, a padded custom box or something. There is a lot out there, but much of it is only so-so. Some of it is extremely expensive. Many of it will not really work. I could spend a small fortune figuring it out, something I do not really have. So, I think I will have to start stopping at hardware stores and talking to people who move, have moved themselves recently, and such. The internet will help, though actual personal conversations might be better. Research… if you want to do something right and fiscally responsibly, it is required.

I have the kitchen squared, for the most part. All the laundry, dirty clothes, clothes which had been cleaned but piled, blankets, and other items have all been cleaned, dried, sorted, and properly tended. Five boxes have been filled, with another three or four boxes of stuff ready to be boxed. About half the items have been sorted beyond that, and the room is nearing readiness for total cleaning. The idea is tantalizing. I have 10 days before my mother makes her appearance. I would guess I will need 3 days (maximum) to ensure the carpet dries. But I am hoping to have it done well before I hit the 3 day limit. So, I had better push on.

I had best start making calls to real estate agencies, as my emails have gone unheeded. Bit by bit. I ought to start making a list, though I fear how big that thing will really end up being. Yes, a list, I think. This blog is not enough to cover all the details. And, I am really using the blog to outline the move. Then again, I do not want to get too far ahead of myself until I am sure I have a place waiting. Drats and grumbles.

Oh, I do come down hard on academics, professionals, and even the church at times. I do this because the general sense from these groups is that what cannot be proved or disproved is all that is, or that we should all go along to get along (or worse, from the church). If the history of their own practices is not enough to prove such notions as simply wrong, or they cannot be bothered to know their or actual total history, then they fail as leaders. To believe their work, and the works of their colleagues, as genuine truth is more mistaken even then their disbelief in God or their inability to see, should they accept God, how God is involved with their chosen field, is a horrendous oversight. As leaders, they are expected to lead rightly. I come down hard on those I believe should know better. They cannot claim ignorance, they cannot claim they cannot see detail, they have no excuses. If they do not believe in God, fine in a way if it is sad for them, then they should understand that their area does not include religion nor does it include precluding anything they do not understand (does any particular engineer really understand the depths of linear algebra yet still believe in it?). I know many fine (even atheist and agnostic) scientists and professionals. But what makes them fine is they do not try to tell me that because they are good at physics, for example, that they know God does not exist, or that men are simply animals, as absolutes. Scientists have only, as a group, chosen to be agnostic for the last 50 to 100 years. Before that, they were almost all religious. It is a paradigm shift. Forgetting one’s parents, the church in this case, comes with puberty, not maturity. It is something all children come to regret. The wise ones, the good ones, the adult ones, go on to figure that out. That is all.

I have been doing something different, come to think of it. I have been drinking quart jars full of water and Gatorade, many of them, each day. I drink between 10 and 12 quarts of fluid a day. I have not been eating more, if more often in smaller quantities. I have not checked my weight, though I seem to have lost weight. I visit the men’s room frequently though. I know there is some risk to over drinking. And, drinking a half a quart at a sip might do that. Well, it seems to be working so I will not knock it. I have been doing that for about two and a half to three weeks. It seems to have started helping about a week and a half ago. Though really, it may just be the warming and lengthening of each day. I now drink very little if any soda on any given day. I had to get over the caffeine hangovers, but I think I slipped that, finally. I did not start for any particular reason, I just realized that no matter how much soda I drank, I was still thirsty. I have been thirsty for a long time, it seems. I just was not able to realize it, I was too busy trying to do what I was trying to do. I have to wonder how many other things I ignored. As I have said, I am only about half in this world. I guess it makes sense.