With All My Hopes and Dreams

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Well I only have a few new things to report currently and they are mostly all good things. Still no contact with the spouse save for a very business oriented conversation on the phone in which she let me know that she did not want me to attend our traditional Easter function at her dad’s today. That was disheartening to say the least but expected.

GAL report, I did introduce myself to my neighbor for the first time in two years as he was sitting in his back yard around a fire pit just relaxing and we had a very good conversation. It turns out that in his retirement he runs a non-profit organization that teaches people with disabilities how to sail boats. He told me that they are always looking for volunteers to help out and that I was more than welcome to go with him on a Saturday to see if I was interested. He even said I could bring my D5 along so that made me happy. I also spoke with my brother and he asked if I had ever thought about riding motorcycles for which he is already and avid rider for many years. He said he had plenty of bikes in his collection and I was welcome to give it a try any time I was interested.

As far as the books, the first one I received in the mail was the “Good husband Great Marriage: Finding the Good Husband in the Man You Married” and I am already about half way through it and it is in my opinion a phenomenal read. It is written by a guy and for guys and in a language that I found very easy to understand. It does not feel like a college text book and in many ways reminds me of DR as far as its layout and style. The content is excellent and has already given me many great ideas of how to treat my wife should the opportunity ever present itself. The chapters are small which makes it easy to pick up for a short time and put back down when you are busy. I would highly recommend this one to any husband and there is many things in there for the wives as well. All around I would give it 4 ½ stars out of 5 for sure at a minimum.

I watched the movie “The Great Gatsby” with Leonardo Dicaprio. I had never ready the original book but found the movie to be stunning. I did regret watching it some as it bring some tears to my eyes given my current situation but still it was a great movie and I would also highly recommend it when a decent level of emotional detachment has been achieved.