Monday, October 24, 2005

More about time

It's not easy to keep up a blog, mainly because of time constraints — which undoubtedly most people have nowadays. Often when ideas and thoughts surface that might be suitable additions to this blog, it is not convenient to log in to the computer right then and there, and later, one forgets.

A good friend of mine is in hospital with what appears to be pneumonia. He is in his eighties, and otherwise in good health except for some arthritis. We went to see him. He is on oxygen, and impatient to get home and back to normal.

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My oldest granddaughter is getting ready for college. The whole process of applying for college can be daunting for a young person, but she is determined to do it right, and has the support of all of us. She is a great student, and there's no doubt that she will succeed in whatever she sets her mind to do. Her younger sister is likewise a great student, and in two years she will have to go through the same process. But by then she can follow the path that her sister has already trod.