What's on My Mind?

I can't believe it's been two months or more since I've really sat here to blog. Oh I tried a few weeks ago, but I just couldn't seem to get started - I either was drawing a blank or I just didn't feel like commenting on the political happenings anymore.
I suspect there might have been a couple of reasons why I was drawing a blank. For one thing, I'm feeling a little burnt out on trying to make sense of Politicians these days. And the other reason is probably due to the fact that in September, October, and November, I attended a funeral for three persons that I had known for quite some time. Each of them had been members of the same church, along with my family and me, for almost two decades. The first one was a man who was about my father's age (if he were still around). The second person was a woman who just totally and unexpectedly collapsed in her back yard one morning. And then finally, a young woman who practically grew up with my children - she was just 26 years old.
Although I did not show any outward signs of grief at the passing of either of these, my friends, I have come to recognize the subtle signs of what this can do to me in the time immediately following such events. It somehow drains something out of me. The first time it happened to me, I was not even aware of the effects until some co-workers noticed the change in me, even in my facial expression. That was in 2001 at the passing of a rather young brother-in-law of mine.
So I guess I am just having a little trouble pulling out of my slump this time. I'm not worried though. I will be back on my "psychological" feet, eventually. But for now, I will just have to ride it out. TTYL!