Day 2 - 299 -- Tough Times All Over

Tuesdays are the long and full days of each week. Classes and meetings seem to leave little time to attend to the tasks that arise from these activities or even to squeeze in lunch. This day begins very early, which is always a challenge for me -- I truly am a night owl and mornings and I just do not get along well at all. The past couple of weeks, I've been so tired when I get home that I fall asleep just after eating supper -- when I've sat down with the TV while eating. Often this is for 15-30 minutes, but the past two weeks have been 2 hour sleeps -- just can't call that a nap. I am not really awake enough after to do much  -- this blog and checking social media and I'm out for the night. Doesn't sound too bad, except the evenings at this time of year do need a couple of hours of slower work, but work nonetheless, that is required to get through meetings of the coming day or two. This time in each term finds campus looking like the centre of the zombie apocalypse.

While in front of the TV this week watching reruns of MASH, I suddenly recognized one of the actors from the early episodes as part of a musical dynasty. Not sure why I never realized who played Captain Calvin Spalding. The part had few spoken lines but there were occasional folk-style songs sung by this surgeon. The character didn't last into the next season, but did some interesting social commentary through music while he was there. One song from his vast recordings fits the feeling of the day -- a bit overwhelmed with the world and yet noting that there are many blessings within the day. Enjoy!

Hard Day on the Planet -- Loudon Wainwright III