So is it time to quit? or start something new?

It has been a good day in the Northwest, motorcycling weather, so I go to work upon the Trusty Triumph. I left my computer on all day, hoping to up load the video clip, but my telephone line DSL, isn't up to the task, so it isn't happening. On my ride in I was passed by a tri-cycle ridden by another worker on McNeil Island, it was about the time to pass the Bikini Latte Stand so I was slowing a bit and missed the yellow at the next intersection he rode through it. Ah, well, safe and not at all sorry. I had been asked to do somethings, step up and take up new work, and I wasn't certain I should, so I sent out some emails asking, and prayed - I will get answers.

I was really happy at work, four workers, started with a pep talk and reinforcing the rules of counter conduct, one of them had been manipulated by a patron and I had to make the point of making me the bad guy, the library cop, the Man - they can't perform that roll. Next training assignments have been made, the Branch Manual updated and most of my piles of paperwork are disappearing, yep, I was happy to be there. Mail done and I check the email and find out that I am not up to standard, I have failed to function and have disappointed the program manager. There went the day, the glow and the glory. And I should have closed the library on that movement and gone home. I turned in the failed assignment, confessed my sins and went back to work being a miserable old man. There were a couple of rays of light, some things that needed done got that way - must have been magic, for I wasn't really trying, by this time my crew was sitting around making more noise than the patrons and doing less work while waiting for my inspired leadership - had none. At Recall I was ready to lay down my burden and just never return...

But the Sunshine was waiting for me outside of Control, nice weather, lovely stuff and I knew there was a ride awaiting my attention. Construction has grooved the roads in certain places, the traffic did seem lighter - like I was late chasing the White Rabbit, but it was lovely and burning away a lot of bad chemicals, I purred up the driveway to the landing pad, my wife hurried to open the garage door, she had been waiting for her ride to go with the Church ladies and my dinner was waiting the microwave treatment. I didn't run into World News, I stayed outside and listened and talked with my wife. There were messages waiting for my attention and I would answer, but just look around at the wonder of the world and think about needing to cut the lawn properly tomorrow. I should stick to stuff I do well, even as it seems I am getting older and might have real problems handling the easy stuff, or what once was the easy stuff. The world is still full of beauty and I have all that time the Lord gives me to enjoy it.