This blog has been around for over two years now, and I was 75 when I first started it. I am now 77. My financial struggles continue, but I don't take it as seriously as I used to. When you really start to get up there, age-wise, you can become more irritable but you can let go of things which once bothered you a lot. A night on the streets with my family isn't necessarily a depressing thing anymore. I've had some emotional problems here and there, but when I wake up in the morning a diaper full of shit doesn't piss me off like it once did. (I don't mean to be gross but these kinds of health problems can happen if you're well into your senior years!)
Its been quite a while since I've posted on this blog. I'm looking forward to the November 6th election, with the hope that Romney will win even though I think Obama will. People who don't vote, are like people who give up. I make sure to vote in every election, even though I might easily be dead by the end of this next presidential term. I've become more interested in current events and I've even been involved in charitable works such as working at the local homeless shelter once a week or so (despite my own status as a hobo!) I'll often times hang out at bars and order a glass of water to look like a customer (but its still loitering.) I've been kicked out a couple of times before, but they were really nice about it ("I'm sorry, but you can only be here if you're going to drink, or gamble"). I always used to dream of retiring with enough money to support myself, but the chances of that are mostly gone.
To sum it up I work less than I did when I first started this blog, mainly because of reputation problems and a smaller part of it is that I'm only getting older. I'm less driven, and less goal oriented, but I'm also calmer and happier. My vocabulary has gotten a little smaller too- I've read some past publications and I needed to have a dictionary at hand. The new onset of indifference has helped reduce symptoms of depression. I'm less interested in seeing a therapist or a psychiatrist at this point; I just want to be my own man. If I could afford a better computer or a web cam, I'd put up a photo of myself right now- I've let my hair grow long, I have put on some weight, and I have a goatee. All of this is by choice- It didn't cost me much at all when I was clean cut.
Peace.
