Doc Tempest vs The Pets Of Dr. Loveless

…the April, 1958 issue

After several days of rain and overcast skies, today was sunny and cool and windy. It was also not enough to stave off a pretty bad round of S.A.D. Only the fact that I was busy as a one legged man in an asskicking contest today kept me from just sitting down and staring off into space and feeling like shit.

Tonight, tho, I was not busy and what with Grace going to bed early…well, I’m as depressed as I’m ever likely to get without somebody I love dying.

So, what follows is mostly venting. I’ll feel better soon…this stuff comes in waves…and I do know that how I feel is not a patch on somebody who suffers from REAL depression. Anyway…

I miss Roscoe
I miss my dad…22 years this February and I still miss him.
I miss the friends that I see far too infrequently
I wish I could be a better husband
I wish I could be a better son
I wish I could be a better brother and uncle
I wish I could be a better friend
I miss the bad old days. Maybe 3 people will know exactly what that means.
I hate my crappy skin
I hate being…domesticated. Not most of the time, but sometimes.
I regret not having kids
I hate feeling this way
I REALLY REALLY hate winter.