Hi everybody. Welcome to my blog where I talk about my present.
I’ll tell ya, I don’t know how politicians do it. I mean, it’s tough, all this politics stuff. I’ve been trying to put in sidewalks for not only people like me, but for everyone. It’s tough. And I”m not exactly built for doing something like this. But, like I said before, nothing worthwhile is easy, right?
Just to give everyone a quick update: it looks like I’m gonna have to try and get the state more involved in putting in the sidewalk along a state road, to a state park. It seems simple, but man, it’s tough. It’s like walking through a minefield. But, I’ll tell you what, after this project, no more stuff like this for me. But, like I said before, it’s good that you have a project when you’re in the condition like I am.
I’ll just try to simplify things; After my meeting in Albany with some pretty important people, I established a good contact in the Department of Transportaion. They strongly suggested that we apply for something called a TAP Grant. Now the only problem about a Tap grant is that you have to front something like $3 million dollars and you get something like 80% back. Man, I tell you, that sounds like a shark loan. Anyway, that’s what the village and the town are doing. They’re going to apply for a TAP Grant to pay for the sidewalks. As far as the $3 million, I was told just to get the application in under the deadline and worry about the money later. Like I said, “Loan Shark.”
Hey, I’ll tell you, it’s good though, to do something like this to distract you from feeling the way I feel. It’s brutal feeling the way I feel. I still do therapy twice a week, but therapy seems to get more and more difficult. I always say to myself, “Oh man, I hope I haven’t plateau’d.” Being like I am can be emotionally brutal, so it’s good to have distractions like my project.
Well, that’s about it for now. I’m actually pretty tired. Like I said before, I’m definitely not built for something like this, but we are getting things done. After this, I think I’ll take a long vacation…
Love and miss you guys. Love, B. Nice