Ron has been quietly complaining since he got here about things he missed from the Bay Area, everything from “cheap” Mexican food to access to a gym to a workshop for his tools.<\/p>
I’ve sought out numerous ways to fill in these gaps: the Woods Hole Folk Music Society, for example, provided a way for him to exercise his stagehand chops until he got bored with it.<\/p>
Last month, Ron joined a pilot men’s fitness group led by the VNA and signed up for swimming twice a week at a local timeshare resort.\u00a0 These seem to have filled the gym\/exercise void.\u00a0 For now.<\/p>
I found a way to pay for the new room – which, fair to say, I’ve been enjoying immensely – to properly store his substantial music collection.\u00a0 On impulse, I also paid for rough shelves to line a designated shop area.<\/p>
He’s taken little interest in either, which now that I’ve gotten to know him better, isn’t a surprise<\/span>.<\/p> Unless under some influence or other, Ron is unhappy.\u00a0 He lives in his own world most of the time.<\/span><\/p> The Western Mass. Boy Scouts’ MassJam, which has been here since Friday afternoon, is breaking up this morning.\u00a0 I have the same tightness of breath as when the Fair closes: opportunities lost, experiences missed; people not met; good deeds not done?<\/p> I wonder if this has been a good or a bad weekend for most of the Scouts.\u00a0 Some were at Stop & Shop on Saturday, raising money for “Scouts and the troops”.\u00a0 They couldn’t explain which troops, which raised my hackles a bit, not at the kids, but at adults who’d use children in this way.\u00a0 Ron agreed, which confirmed that I wasn’t off base.\u00a0 I gave\u00a0 them $5 and hope it helps the kids and not, “the troops”, which we already support without being asked.<\/p> After Saturday’s day trip down Cape, we didn’t do much yesterday aside from the usual transfer station run and laundry.\u00a0 I did make a run to Sandwich for more mulch but had forgotten about their “Porch Fest”, so missed that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ron has been quietly complaining since he got here about things he missed from the Bay Area, everything from “cheap” Mexican food to access to a gym to a workshop for his tools.I’ve sought out numerous ways to fill in … Continue reading