renaissance poisson

I have become much less of a people person since the CU days. My idea of paying attention to people now has to do with safety concerns, and keeping most people except the very close ones at as great a distance as physically possible. Introversion vs. simple distaste is an interesting question. Attention to other things generally means keeping the things I use in the same places all of the time - psycho-motor skill based practice (I carry flashlight in place X, my phone in Place Y, other items of common safety equipment in their places, etc).
Travel is done by car - my commute is long (160 miles one way, so we have a spare residence ), but I DID drive a truck and grew up traveling, so that's of little impact on me. I drove to Georgia (from Washington state) for training last summer; to Illinois (bleagh) to work on a book in April '05, and to Denver in July '05 for another book. The last two I also took one of the dogs, who is a pretty good companion.
Bodily maintenance is a distinct issue for me. My Dad got 10 years of additional life (good quality active life, not as a rutabaga) from losing weight and taking up running soon after his 40th birthday. One of my additional duties at my full time job is as a coroner (a fluke of Washington law); seeing people who spent the last 10-15 years of their life dying from the choices of the first 40-50 years is a real motivator, plus of course, the risks and conflicts of my life, mostly from my other job, but we have had fights in the courtroom, too, give me an incentive to maintain better condition. Most people, even the kids in the gym (including employees) underestimate my age and weight substantially. I have time for such activities, of course, since I rarely waste my time on TV, people, and other typical inanities.