Rain, rain, don't go away....

 It's rained like crazy in Cheshire the last day or more.

That's fine with me (besides getting wet going out!) because much of the country has heat waves and/or forest fires.

So, let it rain.

I had a great night's sleep--not always true.

I went to the library and checked out as many books as I could get in my blue and gold West Virginia bag.

I love reading almost as much as sleeping.

I haven't been hungry for several days. I eat what I can and leave the rest (much to Brigit's delight!) I looked on line to try to figure out why and got nothing that made sense.

Causes went from minor things (slowed down aging metabolism) to serious things (depression and cancer).

Maybe I don't move around enough--that's true.

But we shall see how my apatite goes the next few days before I panic.

I don't like to panic more than I don't like to sleep well....

Losr in thought...or somewhere....

 Haven't posted for a few days.

Not like me.

I've been 'lost' since a tooth cleaning that wore me out. And I go back to get my implant on Tuesday. Yea! Maybe I'll be able to talk better after that.

But I'm typing now, not talking.

I got a long reply to my most recent post from MM a friend since high school and college.

He was telling me what a great country we live in. He went on and on--a great American.

I agreed with most all he said.

But I think the nation he accurately described is being threatened in many ways by the current president and his 'yes' men and women.

The cost of so many essentials is making life so hard for so many.

Health Care is being hurt badly.

Immigrants are being deported who are working hard and being law abiding. And we all came from somewhere (unless you're Native American)--immigrants made this country great.

The war goes on and on--the one he promised would be very short.

There's more and more, but I'll stop there.

People like MM and me and you have to do whatever we can to push back to the President and keep our country the best place to live in the world.

Let's get busy....

Didn't post yesterday

 Had nothing worth writing...

Maybe it's the same every day!

I noticed my blog, according to the blog police "has sensitive content".

Well, I would hope so!

How's this for sensitive content--our President is an Idiot!

I talk every week to 'the boys'--as Bern calls them. All but my brother in law, Dan P., are Episcopalians. He's a Roman priest.

Today we were all whining about what 'dumpy trumpy' has done to our country.

But then I said, "Our Country elected him twice, so Our Country brought it on ourselves"...or something like that.

It's true.

We live in a country that elected that Idiot twice.

What kind of country are we living in?????

Let me know....

Church was great

 I left to go to Trinity, Milton at 8:15 a.m. Very little traffic, lots of 4 lane roads and only 32 miles.

It took me 50 minutes! Why is that? I don't know.

But a good congregation, a couple of visitors who said they'd be back, my sermon was wondrous (just me talkin'!) and coffee hour great.

When I got home, B.S., Senior Warden and newsletter guy had sent a newsletter with two photos of me I never saw him take--one giving communion and one blessing food and clothes people brought for those in need.

He could be a CIA agent!

The drive home took less time--I'm an idiot about time....

I love that little church and all their wonderful members--confirmed liberals, thank the Lord--and wonder how long I can do this.

Bern asked me the other day.

I'll see next April 17 when I turn (God Help Me!) 80....

I never dreamed I'd live this long.

Another reason I love my wife so....

I messed up my computer real bad.

I 'signed out' instead of hitting 'sleep' last night and couldn't get back on. Besides that, the picture that came up to sign in had been on for weeks and when I tried to open the computer, it told me I couldn't.

I explained it all to Bern.

She unplugged it and plugged it in again and it worked!

"Always 're-boot'," she told me.

I had assumed 're-boot' meant to kick the computer across the room twice.

So, she's why I'm able to write this.

I love her so.

 

How much I love my wife....

 I love Bern so much that I went to Costco with her today.

The credit card I use gives us cash to spend at Costco. This year we got $367.42 from them in a gift certificate.

So we went.

I would rather go to the 5th ring of hell than to Costco.

It is so big and so crowded and the carts are huge and I get very tired walking around in it and paranoid about the crowds and size of it.

When I die, if an angel asks me, "You want to go to Hell or Costco?" I'll answer as loudly as I can when dead, "Hell, you idiot! Now!"

We got over 200 dollars in cash back and I got some shorts, tee shirts and underwear out of it.

But I would never go again.

When we got home, Bern told me we can deposit the gift certificate in the bank, which I didn't know, and said she never wanted to go to Costco again.

That's my woman and why I love her so.

Could've, should've stayed home

 I just needed a couple of things from the store--nothing vital--but, like a dummy I went out in the rain to go to Big Y.

Even with a raincoat and umbrella, I got drenched getting to the car--maybe 20 feet--and from the car to Big Y--even closer.

So, I got the few things and when I came out of the store, the sun was trying to break through and no rain.

My raincoat is still on the front porch. It won't dry out soon!

Hope you stayed home if you live in this part of CT.

Then a friend who works at Big Y told me most people drown in their car. "They get stuck in water and then deeper water and can't open their doors," he said.

Just what I needed to hear, having driven through a downpour....