Wow, Labor Day already.  This year seems to be going by especially fast.

I spent a good portion of yesterday with my former uncle.  By that I mean that he's the ex-husband of my mom's sister.  They divorced when I was a small kid, but our family tended to like him more than my aunt, so we always had a good relationship with him.  Not that we saw him a lot, but we did see him more than my aunt.

Anyway, he's 86 years-old now and still as sharp and active as ever.  He even works out every day (I don't work out at all).  I met him down in Marina Del Rey, where he keeps his boat.  Yes, he still sails his boat at 86.  I guess he splits his time between Marina Del Rey and his home out of state. 

It was wonderful seeing him after all these years of, well, not seeing him.  It's been decades.  We spent hours catching-up.  It was neat getting to know him as an adult.  I really hope we keep in touch now that we have reconnected.  I let my parents know that they need to reach out to him and I've got my fingers-crossed that they will.  He may not be blood-related, but he is still family.

I usually spend Labor Day cleaning and doing things around my apartment and today is no different.  Too bad it's so hot out.  Because of this darn heat, I don't think I have the enthusiasm about this project that I used to have.  I hate the heat!!!!  Another thing about this apartment is that it's in an old building.  Sometimes, no matter how much I clean, it still looks dirty in some places.  This is really frustrating and disgusting.  I think that when the owners of the building have fixed-up apartments before renting them, that they might not have cleaned before painting.  Painting over dirt is never a good idea.  The bathroom and kitchen are particularly bad.  I just used a bunch of cleaners and the bathroom still looks gross. I don't know how far I should keep going with the cleaning in those two rooms.  I've got other rooms to work on and I haven't even gotten the vacuum out yet.

Well, my break is just about over.  I need to get back to cleaning my pad.