Virtue Quest

I’m just plain tuckered, these days. My nose keeps running and I’m tired of chasing it. I was almost late to work today because I just couldn’t manage to get out of bed. Still having trouble keeping my eyes open.

Even so, I’m not contagious and I am able to keep working, so virtue demands I do what good I’m able to do. Just doesn’t leave much energy for blogging.

So I’ve taken a day or so off. I’ll get back to the keyboard when I have a little more ability to think clearly. Thanks for your patience!

• Woke up about 7:30, before my alarm
• Prayed both morning and evening
• Worked 8 hours
• Posted to the Catholic Writer’s Conference, including a re-write of one scene
• Some reading
• Watched a movie with my dad
• Surfed the web at night
• Got to bed a little after midnight

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My focus is on how to live out the cardinal and theological virtues in everyday life. I’m writing for a secular audience, so I don’t use a lot of Catholic-talk; but I don’t hide my faith, either.

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grace and peace,
Robert

I think I just have to accept that an hour in traffic after a full day playing extrovert in the office leaves me pretty wiped out. I’m fine for reading, but not much good for writing. As Paul Simon put it, “I’m older than I once was, and younger than I’ll be; that’s not unusual.”

So, here’s another list:

• Woke before my alarm, but went back to sleep for an extra hour
• Chatted on the phone with my brother
• Had to scramble to get to work on time; worked about six hours today
• Dinner with a friend and a couple speakers for a retreat this weekend
• Drove my friend home, because she was lending her car to the speakers
• Spent about an hour staring at my computer screen trying to muster the energy/motivation/will to write; the desire is there, but not the impetus
• Off to bed now, about 11pm

The good news is, I have tomorrow AND Saturday off, so I hope to get some good writing done this weekend!

Long day. Late night. I’m tired.

Just one brag: 6400+ steps! Doc says 10k/day, though, so still working on it.

Maybe I’ll do today’s inventory tomorrow.

Well, I managed some reading today, but no writing. As I said yesterday, I had to go into work. This past couple weeks has been “peak” season, and my hours should return to something more normal next week. I’ll believe it when I see it.

Also took an unplanned nap today, after getting home from work. So it’s after midnight, and I’m hoping to get to sleep by one am. Sleep, for me anyway, is critical for having the right amount of energy and focus at the right time.

On to the list:

• Woke about 8am
• Good conversation with an east-coast friend on the phone
• Worked about five hours
• That darned unplanned nap!
• Some good reading time
• Less than 2000 steps today – noticed I’d been forgetting to put my walking on the list
• As above, aiming for bed before 1am

Technical difficulties have been somewhat persistent, but I think I’ve got them all fixed now. Here’s hoping.

Also, I was hoping for a day off tomorrow to focus on some reading and writing, but I’ve been called in to work. Such is life. And I’m not in a position to turn down a paycheck.

On to the list you’ve all been waiting for!

• Woke around 8-ish, normal morning routine
• Worked about seven hours
• Puttered around Barnes & Noble to avoid rush hour traffic
• Watched a little bit of “Lost” – about twenty minutes of the season premiere
• Played my bass for about half an hour
• Got some reading in
• Reinstalled the new version of Thunderbird
• Aiming for bed around 11:30

While surfing the internet, I stumbled across this:
Australia is the most sinful nation on earth!

Hat tip to Mark, who is currently in Australia, to the envy of us all!

I’m having problems with my netbook, so I’m posting this from another computer.

I apologize to anyone who has sent me an email, or who expected an email from me, in the past couple days. Also, I don’t think I’ll be able to post regularly till I get this sorted out.

Hopefully, today or tomorrow! Meanwhile, pray for me and my microchips!

UPDATE!
Everything seems to be up and running again. Thanks for the prayers and the patience!

Just so you know, I’ve been invited to contribute to a new blog, Coalition for Clarity, which is opposing the crime of torture. My first post there is up today!

Also, there’s a link up there on the title bar.