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                                                       Pat Irish in Portland, Maine 2011

Late November

This time of the year is just the beginning of the Winter Season. It has been cold there was even a coating of snow the other day. Now I get ready for the Holiday Season. This will be a busy one.

Things

Just trying to get things organized. Tie up the loose ends and straighten things out. The usual things really.

Gray Tuesday

It is cold outside and it is suppose to snow today. The weather forecast calls for a couple of inches. Not sure if I'll run this morning. I feel tired and I'll work tonight. No sun for the sunrise.

10 Weeks

That's how it will be for me to wait for my trip to The Netherlands. I'll have to brush up on my Dutch. I know phrases and can understand it a bit. I couldn't do any of that the last time I was there. That was 11 years ago. I do want to try and converse in the language. It's amazing to speak in a dialogue that is foreign to me but others understand. All part of an education in life.

Sunday

Done with work today and I'm off tomorrow. Seen a bunch of family & friends during the long Thanksgiving Weekend. I'm really lucky that way. It felt like a holiday.

Real Friends

Just woke up and I'm hoping to get a run this morning. All I need now is some motivation. I'm planning on getting together with a couple of friends of mine who I've know since I was a kid. You know you have real friends when many years go by and you're still in contact with the same people. That's true integrity and it is the measure I use to judge others. They set the standard and others have to follow. I'm fortunate to have them in my life.