June 6, 2009 11:00 PM

My second entry for the day - as promised!

A quiet day though I did install the new modem that Comcast sent(free!) that was supposed to dramatically increase my internet speed. The only problem is that my computer is so old and so under configured that even though the input may get there faster, the computer is so slow that you never notice the difference. So much for progress.

Another beautiful day. Enough so that, when friends stopped by for a moment this afternoon, they noticed those wonderful irises, that I commented on the other day, shining in the bright sun. I stayed home all day, though my wife was out at 3 events. She still has a life to live outside the home even though I cannot be much of a part of it. Tomorrow, we will visit my brother-in-law's and sister-in-law's place on lake Winnipesaukee. It's supposed to be a pleasant day weatherwise and we are looking forward to it.

Healthwise, life continues apace. I cannot and will not complain about a thing.

I've been working on that sermon that our priest has allowed me to do and it's just about done. As I said before, I know that there is a long way to go but the bulk of the major health milestones have come and gone. There is certainly time to tweek it because I can't see myself doing it until January at the earliest. But there is another reason for getting it done now and that is that the thoughts as to what I wanted to say would continue to plague me until I had entered them into the computer. Once that was done, my brain kind of relaxed because it didn't have to continually remember the points that I wanted to make.

God works in strange ways. I have never been one who enjoyed standing up and speaking in front of a group and yet, here I will be doing this not for the first, but the second time. Our priest offered the pulpit a few years ago to anyone who wanted it and I was the only one to take advantage of his offer. Each time, I have felt compelled to do it. I was glad that I did it the first time and I know that I will be thankful that I had a second opportunity as well.

That's about it for today. I'll fill you in on all the lake visit details tomorrow.

Bob