Perhaps this is the new normal, cold in the morning and modestly warm in the afternoon. I am looking forward to wearing shorts, but to no avail. Harry the wonderdog has doubled in size and is regularly harassing the 35 pound cat. We have given up on breaking up the fights. One of these animals will emerge as the victor. He has all the usual puppy bad habits of chewing shoelaces and any garment that happens to be hanging from a chair. He had his masculinity neutralized last week and is almost recovered from the surgery.
Sadly my son's father in law passed away a couple of days ago after enduring heart disease and diabetes. He was a good man loved by his family and friends and will be missed by many. His daughter is devastated struggling to deal with this new reality in her life.
I am working on being a meat free eater with some success but still having urges to fulfill my taste buds with foods I am familiar with. Still as I drive around town seeing all the convenient, fast food joints that I can't stop in for a quick indulgence and it is frustrating. But the truth of the matter is that the thrill is gone consuming these so called foods. At the end of the experience, it wasn't as good as you thought it would be. Then you are saddled with the responsibility and needed time to prepare food. I know this is better. However, I will admit to bouts of laziness and a desperate cry for convenience. This is nothing really earth shattering, and I have nothing to bitch about in that we have plenty to eat and others do not.
I find it fulfilling to work at my part time job in that I can really solve problems for some people. Most of them are senior (much more than me) citizens looking for a solution that is baffling in their lives. I assisted a 91 year old lady yesterday find the correct box to ship clothes to Africa for her charity. She had lost her fine motor skills and was struggling getting out the change to make the purchase. One of the items was heavy and the box was cumbersome so I put it in her car, making her day a little easier. She was probably too old to drive. My spirits were uplifted, the gift for the day.
Watching and reading the news is becoming more less and less palatable, I can't count how many times the president's name is mentioned or the total lack of governance he is putting forth. Things are becoming more and more fearsome. And as stated before, I am so completely different than this guy and his supporters. I feel like we are watching a dictator in another country operate on his people. And yet, it is here.
all for now
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