mikeofaustin
Bronze Member
In the last year, I've become a hermit. And I'm O.k. with it.
Unemployed (technically anyway) for a year this month and for that entire year, I've minimized my leaving the house. No longer does my car turn into the local tavern on the way home from work. No longer do I run to home depot to 'just look at the new tools', nor go to the mall to window shop (aka:look at the fine ladies). But instead, I've became closer to my dogs and they, closer to me. On a warm day, I can work outside on my back porch thanks to technology. On colder days, my home office windows points outside on a busy traffic corner of my neighborhood and I've been able learn everyone's habits...even the "Wow, she's getting home late. I wonder why". I've watched a little girl with her first battery powered scooter, from going to very scared to extremely agile and fearless of curbs. I've learned that there are actually two postal mail persons that serve my route. I've been fortunate enough to witness the die hard joggers and also identified the 'die hards' that were that way for one week before they gave up. The neighbor down the block doesn't like his lawn because his is dead and he walks it at least once a week, because the lawn across the street from his is much greener, but it's only because it's winter weeds that look like grass. I've had one neighbor sell his house to a nice couple and they no longer come outside to admire the curb appeal. Also, the mail box is directly in my view, so I can see EVERYONE that gets their mail from it... I can see who gets the most mail, and who gets a lot of 'Big packages' that I wonder what is in those that they get them all the time.... I can tell when couples are fighting, or at least perhaps too busy to take a walk, because only one of them are walking to dogs that day.
And these are just of the top of my head.... There are so many more things I notice in my neighborhood. The only thing I 'kind of miss', is being able to turn into my local tavern after work to talk to my favorite people and shoot the bull. (But I still have the bull of TNET).
-Mikey.
BTW, what was the name of that movie with the guy looking out the window in a wheel chair, and shot a photo of a murderer? (its and old movie).
Unemployed (technically anyway) for a year this month and for that entire year, I've minimized my leaving the house. No longer does my car turn into the local tavern on the way home from work. No longer do I run to home depot to 'just look at the new tools', nor go to the mall to window shop (aka:look at the fine ladies). But instead, I've became closer to my dogs and they, closer to me. On a warm day, I can work outside on my back porch thanks to technology. On colder days, my home office windows points outside on a busy traffic corner of my neighborhood and I've been able learn everyone's habits...even the "Wow, she's getting home late. I wonder why". I've watched a little girl with her first battery powered scooter, from going to very scared to extremely agile and fearless of curbs. I've learned that there are actually two postal mail persons that serve my route. I've been fortunate enough to witness the die hard joggers and also identified the 'die hards' that were that way for one week before they gave up. The neighbor down the block doesn't like his lawn because his is dead and he walks it at least once a week, because the lawn across the street from his is much greener, but it's only because it's winter weeds that look like grass. I've had one neighbor sell his house to a nice couple and they no longer come outside to admire the curb appeal. Also, the mail box is directly in my view, so I can see EVERYONE that gets their mail from it... I can see who gets the most mail, and who gets a lot of 'Big packages' that I wonder what is in those that they get them all the time.... I can tell when couples are fighting, or at least perhaps too busy to take a walk, because only one of them are walking to dogs that day.
And these are just of the top of my head.... There are so many more things I notice in my neighborhood. The only thing I 'kind of miss', is being able to turn into my local tavern after work to talk to my favorite people and shoot the bull. (But I still have the bull of TNET).
-Mikey.
BTW, what was the name of that movie with the guy looking out the window in a wheel chair, and shot a photo of a murderer? (its and old movie).
I am going on 16 months now. Only think is I started up my own sales company and trying to work a bit from home. I have been secluded too, lost interest in many things, but I am starting to get it all back now. It was depression, you really need to motivate yourself to do something. I have been there and still am in many ways. Good luck to you!!!
