Calm and Relaxed

Last night was another round of Scrabble and my vocabulary of words describing foreign currency is growing. Brenda likes to use the Scrabble dictionary to help her find words. I am sure that the creators of the game never intended the dictionary to be used as a silent partner, but I have grown used to it.

Two new words that I learned last night included pula and breve. Pula is a monetary unit of Botswana. I have forgotten the meaning of breve though.

Very seldom does a round of Scrabble go by where I don't learn a bizarre new word. My personal favorite is grego, which means hooded coat. I confess that I used the word dexter last night and it is not a proper name either. It means situated on the right. I imagine that this is similar to the word sinister referring to the left hand side of an object.

At my most politically correct I would say that my company is experiencing growing pains. The less flattering truth is that they are making things up as they go along. Very seldom do they know what they are doing and if you are not careful you suffer for it. An explosive meeting amongst the departments is on the horizon and I can hardly wait for it to happen. That is all that I want to say about work today. I have more important things that I want to talk about here.

Brenda has been very supportive of my computer time. Last night she watched a movie and I got some solid computer time in for the night. Having the computer there makes me feel more at ease. Before it was there I had very little to occupy my time when Brenda was busy doing something. I would much prefer to be on the computer than watching television. Now I need to increase my reading again.

My lunch hour reading still wavers between my latest magazine and the Out of Africa book. Progress has been slow on the book, but this really doesn't matter. Its more of a series of short stories than a novel.

Now that my health has returned I am becoming more aware of the fact that it is April. The year is really moving and I am wondering what I have to show for it. Most of my focus has been on Brenda and myself, but I am trying to get back to some of my concerns rather than our concerns. This had been a fear of mine when we started seeing one another that my life would be geared toward what she wanted to do all of the time. There has to be a balance.

The turnover rate where Brenda lives seems very high to me. I would think that the complex is geared more toward young people like Brenda and myself and this would explain the turnover, but I could be wrong. Another fact that supports my theory is that most of the mailboxes have two names on them and I am imagining that this must be various couples.

I would never describe myself as affluent, but I do okay for myself. A prime example would be that I am able to afford this piece of equipment that sits before me. Some people might consider it a luxury, but for me it is a necessity.

When I move in with Brenda, we will both save money and be able to afford a better place. She is eager to move to somewhere else, but I like to have some money saved first. Never again will I let a woman drive me into debt.