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this has been a bit of a bittersweet week. it's been sad with the loss of david, but happy with brendan's new job. i got more good news today. i got promoted! this has been in the works for a little while, but it came thru quicker than i expected. i was hoping it would be official by christmas, but i was offered the new contract today. i'm very pleased. my new title will be 'communications coordinator'. i was hoping for communications specialist because it implies that what i do is specialized, but HR has weird rules about these things, so communications coordinator it is. it's a step in the right direction. in fact, it's several.

i'm very excited because there's been a few things i've been waiting to do until my promotion was finalized. first... there's a new rattling sound on the car that should be looked at. second... we need a shed for our bikes, the wagon and such. thankfully it's the time of year when things like sheds are going on sale, so i've seen several significantly marked down.

so it turns out that my sore throat the other day was not a cold, but acid reflux. this has happened a few times this year. it's made my voice all scratchy. b says i sound like an old man who's a smoker.

now that it's getting colder, darker and wetter outsider, i'm losing my momentum with jogging. maybe i'll just be an april to october jogger. it's disappointing because my legs were starting to get muscular and that's already disappearing. this is the downside to exercising outdoors.

 

today we say good-bye to david. the flags have been at half-mast all week. bittersweet.

 

i will miss your heart so tender.