Friday September 19

Vendredi 19 septembre

Aujourd'hui qu'ai-je appris? What have I learned?

In the morning  I learned that Scotland has voted, by 55% "No" to breaking up the United Kingdom and becoming an independant country. Good for them. I will not eat any haggis, but this deserve maybe a good scotch whisky.

Then, before leaving our bed in the morning, I learned from my wife that a neighbor is selling cocaine. She told me she has seen him handling package to clients who then sniff the stuff in their car... We debate if denouncing or not...for now we decide not to but if things become worse...that decision could change.


Then I went to the swimming pool of Parque Omar, and met the writer Carlos Wynter.
He invited me to start translating his book "Pecados" - a thematic selection of narratives. We will start this tonight.

At work there was very little work...

So at lunch I could call my sister and talk about her possible decision of leaving her husband because he is addict to heavy drinking...

and on a website called "sossobriety.org", I found the following :

"Family and friends of alcoholics and addicts often suffer as much or more physically and 
psychologically as the addicts themselves. They can get caught up in the behavioural crises  of addicts in ways which then affect their own behaviour and physical and mental health. 
Moreover, their well-meaning actions may not work and they find that their actions are only further alienating the person and causing problems in their relationships. Living with an alcoholic and/or addict is incredibly stressful. The advice and support of other who have or continue to face this situation, as well as speaking to recovering alcoholics and addicts directly themselves, is critical to helping you help yourself and your loved one."

I was happy to talk with my sister...and in the afternoon I published a translation into spanish of a wikipedia article about the writer Joseph Malegue. At the request of a retired teacher in Belgium, Jose Fontaine...


So...what have I learned today? that a day like this is quiet and relax...ZERO STRESS...but still busy.