It was nice

Last night the Poetry Circle got together at Barbara's house in Geneva for some reading and critiquing. Six of us showed up, a good turn out. I had called Nicole, so she was there. Good snacks. Good company. Good critiques. I took seven of my new poems, wound up getting to read five. Now I need to make some edits based on the feedback that I got. I didn't get home till 11:00.

Today Dummer's every other Wednesday chess club gets together after school. I'll pack up my glass chess set and head up there to be challenged by a bunch of precocious 4th and 5th graders. My biggest challenge is myself, just paying attention and staying focused on what's happening on the board. When I lose that focus I can get in trouble. That's my problem in life too. It's hard for me to live deliberately. I need to work on that. My tendency is to just let life happen around me.