Finally, a break (slight) in the heat and humidity. Still steaming but bearable.
This morning I went out for my usual daily walk. I walk the whole length of our development, which is at least a mile (I'll have to measure it someday). We have thirty-nine homes here in our development but only three of us walk, all old guys. One guy we call "The Marine" because he has the slow, steady Marine march. The other neighbor who walks, walks with his dog. He's always very serious and keeps his dog on a short leash. Obviously doesn't know now to train his dog because he's been walking him for two years now and he can barely control that dog. I feel sorry for the dog.
Well folks, now I can coast through the rest of the summer. The only necessary item on our agenda is renewing our driver's licenses which we will do at the end of summer. Hopefully before I leave for my annual visit to Toronto and my Canadian Buddy, Pat. We can renew our licenses for EIGHT YEARS. That should pretty much take us (me and Bill) out to THE END, since Bill will be 88 years old this year and I will be 75 years old. We renew on our birthdays.
I can't get completely away from my doctor's appointments. Next week I have my six month dermatologist appointment. In September I have my follow-up to last week's colonoscopy. At this time of my life, my life is scheduled around doctor's appointments. This is payback for all those years I used to kid my Mother about all her doctors' appointments. Karma is a bitch (as they say).
These days my life consists of:
- Playing online Scrabble through my Facebook account.
- Checking my e-mails.
- Blogging.
- Talking to my good friends Pat and Larry on FaceTime.
- Loving a few good men (they know who they are).
- Working part-time at the hotel.
- Cooking with fresh veggies from the local produce stand.
- Eating hummus on pita chips and fresh soup for lunch.
- Gardening
- Refreshing my multiple bird baths to keep my backyard population of birds happy
- Reading. I LOVE reading.
- Listening to my Bose radio and my Antiques Beat Radio station
My activités may be boring to some but to me . . . . absolutely fabulous! Something I've worked my whole life for, to get to this point in my life where I can do exactly what I want to do without recrimination or complaints from anyone. My life folks, my life.
What I'm looking forward to with great anticipation is the Republican Convention next week. This should be quite a circus with the Master Fraudster/Liar Donald J. Trump. One thing for sure, it won't be a snooze fest. I'm getting a great deal of schadenfreude watching the Republican establishment cope with the Frankenstein monster they created by appealing to the base instincts of their constituency. I'll admit I liked Trump shaking things up and he said and continues to say a lot of things I think but Trump as president? DISASTER.
Then of course there is the Democratic Convention next month which will probably be a snooze fest. Hillary Clinton isn't exactly the most exciting candidate but I'm not one of those Hillary Haters. I don't feel threatened by strong women who employ the same tactics as her male counterparts. Not at all folks. Never have and never will be. In fact I like strong women.
But here I am veering off the subject again.
I'm looking forward to a nice relaxing summer and then just to coast into fall. No medical issues. No relationship issues. No money issues. All I want is to live a secure and happy life. Take it while you can folks because that life could disappear in an instant as we witnessed for those poor folks in Baton Rouge, Minnesota and Dallas this past week.
Evil is out there folks. If you can find a space to live your life in relative comfort and security. . . . . . . DO IT.
That's what this one grain of sand among the billions of grains of sand of the Beach of Life is doing, living my life and might happy where I am now. It could all go away tomorrow. But today? I'm living the Good Life folks.
That's what this one grain of sand among the billions of grains of sand of the Beach of Life is doing, living my life and might happy where I am now. It could all go away tomorrow. But today? I'm living the Good Life folks.