Sitting here drinking my coffee. Watching the morning news. At the same time thinking about something that has been troubling me. If you read my last post then you know I’m cleaning out my old office / new ham shack. You also read that I threw out old high school scrapbooks.
Been thinking about that this morning. Wondering why something that used to mean so much to me meant so little now. I mean it was like three books of ribbons, certificates, and newspaper clippings. Kept them for all these years for some reason. But like the trophies I threw out some time ago, they no longer had any value to me now. They meant absolutely nothing as I threw them into the trash. Didn’t even bother to open one up for one last look.
What bothers me is how little it bothers me. If that makes sense. Hell, not even sure why I hung onto them this long other than maybe to show some curious grandkid someday. But don’t know if that’s ever in the cards before I kick the bucket.
To be honest, my high school years were not the most pleasant. Hated those years. Was never more happy than when I shipped off for boot camp. Never looked back after that. Still in touch with some old classmates on Farcebook. But mostly because they reached out to me. Had no close friends during those years. Never really fit in with anyone. Maybe that’s why when it came time to trash the scrapbooks, it was so easy. I’ve dismissed that time of my life as meaningless. Not sure.
Anyway. Just one of the weird things I think about sometimes. Maybe letting go of things from a time that didn’t matter is healthy. Or maybe I’m just cold about it. Either way, the scrapbooks are in the landfill now and I don’t miss them.
Going to continue drinking my coffee. Watching the news / propaganda. Then on to cleaning the basement more. Physical therapy for my shoulder later. Oh, that’s a story for another time.
Have a good one.
Thanks for reading,
Joe
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