March 31, 2015
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The Road to 65, Mile 123: Out Like A Jackalope
March 31, 2015, Prescott- I get a kick out of how so many groups and institutions put so much stock in the last day of a quarter year. Ninety days is a fairly good stretch, by which to measure personal goals. Group goals, though, being larger, are harder to quantify in such a short time. Wall Street usually observes the end of a business quarter by indulging in huge sales of assets, as happened today. Congress has sometimes marked the three-month point by……going on recess! Schools don’t care so much, as their academic quarters don’t mesh with the business cycle.
The old saw about this month that is now ending is “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” Here in Arizona, it seems March is ending like a jackalope- the legendary creature that is half rabbit, half pronghorn. People are a bit skittish, and many aren’t paying attention to their surroundings. The jackalope is confused as to which direction it should take, and so are many people I am encountering around here today.
I am pointing my client, whose belongings are taking up my entire patio, towards a storage unit- with tomorrow afternoon or Thursday P.M. as a goal for getting everything over there. I am pointing myself towards a solid workday tomorrow (no joke) and a morning of service towards disabled veterans on Thursday. Good Friday, though I don’t observe Christian liturgy, remains a solemn day, which honours the life of one of the Lights of the World.
It’s easy to get confused, this time of year. Weather is, by turns, wintry, springlike or hot. Snow may fall, even here, and be gone by 10 A.M. Kids get test-burnout, as this is the time to perform on tests, to satisfy the politicians. The rest of us may focus on the secular aspects of Easter, which to me is one of the loveliest of Christian Holy Days, and concern ourselves more with blood-sugar levels, and artistry on an egg shell. Then, there is the Full Moon, which greets us on the first day of Passover, also a lovely Holy Day.
Stay loose, as my Dad used to say, and be kind to one another on All Fools’ Day. More about that, tomorrow of course.
Comments (3)
I hope you will have a beautiful weekend Gary. Don't work too hard tomorrow. Take it easy.
Sounds like a full agenda! Hope your patio can be reclaimed and a solid day's work put you in a good position for the weekend holiday!
I am now ready for some enjoyable activities, over the Easter weekend.
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