[nagdu] Class minus 2

[Tracy Carcione]

These are my "journal" entries.  I'll put "class" in the subject, so, if you 
aren't interested, just whack that old delete key.  One of the things I 
liked about Gary Steve's journal was that he said both good and bad, so I'll 
try to not just say the roses and sunshine parts.  That is, if I have time 
to keep up this journal, as many people of good intentions find they can't.

My husband cracked me up yesterday, putting Ben into a Prudential retirement 
commercial we hear all the time.  "Today is the first day of Ben's 
retirement. 'I always wanted to sniff everything I pass, and maybe pee on 
it, and now I can!'"

Ben's not retired yet, but only a couple days left.  We visited several 
local stores yesterday, getting stuff I'll need for the trip.  I told some 
owners who'd always been very fond of Ben that he was retiring, and a couple 
said he'd still be welcome any time, retired or not.  I think he'd enjoy 
visiting them once in a while, hanging out and meeting new ladies.  Ben has 
always been a ladies' man.

He's been working real well, and I was wondering if I was jumping the gun 
retiring him, but yesterday he was very slow.  Also, it's been cold and 
damp, and he's been making noises when he lies down or shifts position, so 
maybe he's feeling a bit stiff.  It will be good for him not to lie on bus 
floors or hang out at cold bus stops.  It's good to have indications that 
I'm doing the right thing.

I was totally stressed earlier this week, but now I'm OK.  Maybe I used all 
the stress in me, for a while.
Tracy