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My mother-in-law passed away 2 months ago, after a long series of major illnesses. She would have been 100 in a couple more weeks. My wife, her brother, and I have been her primary caretakers for years and this absorbed most of our time recently. I did not disappear from most of my activities by choice. Just kinda got too worn down to think. Interestingly, I still could and did comment on politics, which demonstrates again that politics is essentially emotional, not intellectual. But I played progressively lousier chess and finally lost most games by running out of time. Didn’t have the energy to work on design/development or rehab my shoulder. Until now.

Wife and I need some time to decompress. I just bought a kayak at Paddlefest, in Old Forge on  Saturday, and put it in the water Tuesday in Alexandrea Bay. My wife is looking for dog-friendly rentals in areas where we’d consider living. We’ve started thinking about our interests again. My wife is thinking about a boat and some waterfront. I’ve got a game or two to put together. And some fences to mend for disappearing.