Latest status - 15 April 2025

I've been a bit slack here - been kind of busy. Head office has sent a graduate to spend some time with us to learn the ropes. The guy studied music - yup, and now he's at an engineering company. His dad is partner in the business, so that's how it happened.

That said, he's a nice fellow, well mannered, and keen to learn, so I'm teaching him as much as I can. He's going to be here for 4 weeks, then will be back again in 4 months time.

Apart from that, I have picked up the flu, but am still at work - no peace for the wicked. However, if it gets really bad, I'll gladly take a few days off to recover.

On the home front, all is quiet. Have arranged to go out on the bike with my wingman on Sunday, so I'll be attending the 6.15 am service at the church, so that we can get an early start as well and enjoy the road with the other bikers. If we go after the 9am service, (10am), we kind of miss the bunch, and don't get the full breakfast run experience. We will see how the 6.15 am thing works if I still have the flu!

Still alone at home, and I seem to have got over the "I think I need someone around" thing I went through a few weeks ago. It happens, and I ride it out. All I need to watch out for is getting depressed. Happens quickly at times, but I have learned to recognize it, and manage it.

So all good there. I've started to clean out stuff, albeit slowly, as I know that at sometime I will want to sell the place. I'm finding stuff that hasn't been used since the divorce, and those are going to a good home (read: staff at work are benefitting).

I did a cleanup in the pantry a few months ago, and found stuff (tinned stuff) that had expired 10 years ago! That went into the bin with speed.

I've dumped half of the plastic containers (why do we have so many), and will be dumping some more soon. There's an old popcorn maker,  one of those soda stream machines (all the rubbers have perished), and some other kitchen stuff I don't even know what they are used for - they going soon.

SO, all good, keeping moderately busy, behaving, and staying safe.