Tell Me Why - I DO Like Mondays!

It is 09:02 and the lawn is already mowed. The jeans saved me from some shrapnel wounds again this

I wonder whatever happened to the kid who played Opie?

week. I always wear sunglasses too for eye protection (and sun). I quite often get stabbed by some branches and such but I know some flesh wounds are a necessary evil for a manicured/well-quaffed yard. I am not gonna wear long sleeves until I do. While I was mowing next to the bird sanctuary (outside of the gate) I noticed a small sparrow that was either injured or just scared seedless by the sound of the lawn mower and a big goof like me appoaching. She/he was hopping around but did not fly away. I was about three or four feet from the bird on the other side of the Zen sanctuary fence. I turned and did another part of the yard and finished there later. The bird was nowhere to be seen when I returned to this ares so, I presumed, that it was not hurt and flew away. I, immediately, thought of The Andy Griffith Show episode "Opie the Birdman" where Opie shot and killed a mother bird with his slingshot and then ended-up raising the baby birds. Then he sets them free when they get ready to fend for themselves. I was happy to see my bird being able to leave right away though I would have raised her/him as my own if necessary. Jill and I talked, again, about getting s few goats to "mow" the back yard. Jeff loves to hear things so he could be the Shepard though I do realize that is a different breed.

Speaking of leaving the nest, Fabio will be moving-out on Wednesday. So, then we empty-nesters will have four extra rooms and a basement that has been converted (largely) into a bedroom. We also have our podcast studio that will go back into service soon. I imagine I will die way before Cha Cha and maybe she can turn the place into Ma Helser's Boarding House. we live in a college town so I bet she could,easily, get boarders. Ha, Jeff is a Border Collie so there is a start with the boarders/borders. Maybe Ma and Jeff Helser's Boarding House would to better?

Talking about chores and such makes me realize that I should probably do some laundry today too. I do have tomorrow off too also but why wait for that kind of excitement? I will find out what time my mom is going to get moved to her new digs in Winfield today and I hope to be able to go over and see her today/tonight but that is, not entirely, up to me I suppose. I am thirsty so I will be right back. The nice place about this new place is there are longer visiting hours, The one she is in now (until later today) only has two hours of visiting time per day: 11AM-12PM and then 5PM-6PM.

Okay. I am back with my Natural Springs Peach Diet Sparkling Water. Is there fattening water? Why does water need to be "diet?" I realize this is carbonated but carbonation usually doesn't add calories. Seems like a lot of redundancies there to me. I think I am going to have a banana too now.

For some reason I feel like adding this short musical interlude.

Don't tell anybody but, I think I am going to take a short nap today. Maybe in the hammock but that depends upon Mother Nature. I am not opposed to napping on the couch or in bed either. So many determining factors will go into whether or not this will happen.

Some of you have noticed that I have begun playing Words With Friends again. I missed that and I don't see how I can fully get away from Facebook either.  You, my friends, mean too much to me to stop. I cannot quite you.  And. I don't want too either.

I am going to end now to tidy up the kitchen and start that laundry. And, there is the nap thing I am considering and getting caught-up on WWF (Words With Friends not World Wrestling Federation). I hope you enjoy your day even though it is Monday. I do appreciate you stopping by and giving me a reason to keep my mind working. I know it is slowing down but I need to keep giving it a good work-out. TTTT...MITM (out) TA! You mean a lot to me. 

The Murder Blog!

It was cool that is was based in Aurora, Illinois 

Jeff and I just got back from PetSmart. We went to get him another a 50 pound bag of dog food. He  loves riding in the car (JEEP this time) and he also loves going to the stores that let him come inside. They even give him treats at the checkout. I did learn that Jeff and I are both probably homosexual or, at the very least, bi and/or bi/=curious. We were listening to Out Chicago on the radio the way back home. I am now sitting on the patio writing this while Cha Cha is paining some shelf next to me. She mentioned hearing Mike Myers on the radio talking about Wayne's World and the singing of Bohemian Rhapsody in the film. So, now I am listening to that song while I continue to type. I would say this is one of my top five favorite songs of  all time. And now, with Anothony Scaramucci (The Mooch) being the Nut House/White House Communications Director (for now until any way "the wind blows") the song is gaining a resurgence. Scaramucci, Scaramucci, will you stop all these scandals? We all know the answer to that question. "Thunderbolts and lightening very, very frightening."

I just noticed that those large chartreuse Alice in Wonderland mushrooms that were here last week are completely gone. It is weird how they seemed to appear over night and disappear just the same way.

I was going to go visit my mom today but I have way too much to do. I have tomorrow and Tuesday off of work too so I will get over to her new place in Winfield probably tomorrow depending on what time they move her there. She will be residing in Winfield Woods where they deal with more of the kinds of issues that she has. The place is right by Central DuPage Hospital. I talked to my dad on the phone and he is going to let me know when she gets moved,

Today is a great day to mow the lawn as the temperature is almost perfect. I think we are going to Twins for lunch. It is a great place and we usually get lunch, for the two of us, for around twenty-bucks. Jill's dad used to go there almost every day after he got off of work so it has some sentimental connection for us too.

Fabio just got home from work (12:19) and he and Cha Cha are nerding-out talking about talking about what they expect will happen on Game of Thrones tonight. I watch it but I am not into it as much as they are. Fabio is going to Twins with us. I have learned that he will move out on Wednesday. Speaking of Game of Thrones, Cha Cha has been saying that "the white walkers" are a metaphor for climate change for quite some time. Now, everybody is saying that.

It is now 15:29 and we are back from Twins. Lunch for three, including two glasses of wine for Cha Cha. was only $30.00 (which included a 20% tip). You cannot do much better than that even from the grocery store. This is better because no mess to clean-up and no dishes to do. And, Fabio drove home while I sat in back like Jack Benny or somebody.

The Murder Castle in Chicago

I watched the next two episodes of American Ripper. Watching the show reminds me of how I felt about Jeff Mudgett when I interviewed him for our podcast. He wants, so badly, to make Jack The Ripper be the same person as his great great grandfather H.H, Holmes. It is like he is trying to prove that H.H. Holmes and Jack The Ripper were the same person so hard that he will twist anything to point that way. I am not convinced one way or the other but John Borowski (filmmaker of, among other films, H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer, will be on the next episode). Borowski was on our podcast and he seemed to feel the same way that I did when he was on our show. I will be interested to see if he has changed his opinion. He has made many documentary film and I respect John a great deal. I have a few of his films if you care to see them. Dirty Laundry Podcast is scheduled to return to the ether within the next few months - more info on that to follow in subsequent blogs,

Alright, I am done with the blog for today. Thank you for checking-out what I think I am thinking. I hope you have a great rest of your Sunday. I will find time to blog again tomorrow. TTT some time tomorrow....MITM (out) TA!

Those are Sushi Mats?

I just learned that a new television show is coming this fall that I will never watch. It's called Young Sheldon. Yes, as I am sure you have surmised, it is based on one of the nut-jobs from The Big Bang Theory as a child. That made me start to think of the many characters that have ruined television shows, if those shows weren't bad already. Here are the ones that come to mind right away: All of the Big Bang Theory morons, Scrappy Doo, Urkel, Kimmy (Full House), Arnold Horshack, Screech, Rachel and Ross (Friends), The Great Gazoo, Joffrey, Pete Campbell, all three of the Two-and-a-Half Men, Cousin Oliver... I have a bachelor's degree in Communications/Radio-Television so, this has to be accurate. I am sure there are many characters from other shows that I have never seen or heard of that, most surely, could be listed also. I was on the fence about Mork from Ork (Happy Days and Mork and Mindy) but Robin Williams was pretty special (in many ways) so I gave him a pass. I just watched Good Morning Vietnam again last night so that may be a reason for my leniency also.

Now it is 12:33 and the lawn is mowed. I change-up the way I mow each week. One week I will go horizontally and the following week I usually go diagonally and then I will go angled and then I will go pinwheeled (start with the outer and work inward toward the center) and then I may go reverse pinwheel but today I went pinwheel for the the first three-quarters of the backyard and then I went reverse pinwheel for the last quarter so the grass would be blown outward rather than all gathering with the first three-quarters of the clippings. For the front yard I almost always go vertically because it is only about three or four feet wide and then, today, I did the rest of the hard horizontally.
Today I listened to the Cat Stevens Pandora station; that is one of my favorites. I heard: Croce, of course, and The Beatles (ironic since I saw those Asian beetles this morning - they are gone now), The Eagles, James Taylor, Loggins & Messina, Simon & Garfunkel, The Temptations (Ain't Proud To Beg), The Mamas and The Papas (since I had already written the first paragraph of the blog before mowing I thought about Mackenzie Philips and One Day at a Time), Buffalo Springfield, John Fogerty, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, George Harrison, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Dylan... I bet you get the gist. If we had a bigger yard or I was slower I suppose I would have gotten some Gordon Lightfoot or Harry Chapin or Dan Foldelberg or Grand Funk Railroad... I had Spotify for awhile but I did not care for it as much as Pandora so, after about a week or two I deleted it. Some people love it but, maybe since I have had Pandora for a long time and first, maybe I am just accustomed and partial to it. I don't know why I go back and italicize words that are companies and such (like Pandora and Spotify and show titles...). I suppose it is my journalism and editing background and experience and it is just stuck in my pumpkin head?

Since tomorrow is my Monday today is laundry day. I also have to do a bit of grocery shopping. I have chicken breasts, which is why I cannot fly, and I have to decide how I will prepare them and/or what I need to get at the store. I know we need a bag of ice for sure. Maybe fajitas? Maybe chicken parm? Dumplings? I think I have decided - caprese chicken?

It is now 15:30 and I have done some grocery shopping. I ended-up having to go to three stores to find fresh basil. What the Helser is that about? Schnuck's only that that paste junk. Jewel only had the past junk too but I got Cha Cha's watermelon there. Then I went to Hy-Vee and they had fresh basil. I also got some sushi for m lunch as Hy-Vee has a sushi bar and a buffet inside of their store. I brought the sushi  home and just got done eating it. They were a bit chintzy with the wasabi so I asked for some more. They gave it to me readily and the guy said most people don't like that much spiciness. I suppose I qualify as "not most people." While I was shopping at Hy-Vee they announced over the speaker that there is a Roll-Your-Own Sushi Class this coming Saturday from 17:00-18:00. It is $35 per person and you will make spicy California roll and a California roll. People 21 and over will also get to sample sake. I work until 16:00 Saturday and I could be there, no problem. Of course, "space is limited" but participants also get a sushi mat and chopsticks. I am already a sushi Matt and I have several pairs of chopsticks already. I will give it some thought, actually. Do I really need to make my own sushi?

we have some of these and I always thought they were place mats

While I was driving to the store my dad called me and asked if I was watching the Cubs' game. He has never been a sports fan of anything other than fishing and pheasant hunting back in the day. He texted me yesterday, when the Cubs were winning and wrote "Go Cubs." So now, when the Cubs are playing well he is a baseball fan, all of a sudden, and decided to like the Cubs so he could bust my stones. It does not bother me but I have never been a poor sport that way and I never will. I suppose that comes from playing sports. Losing is a large part of sports. I am watching the game while I type simply because I like baseball and this is the game that is on right now.

Jill is going to be home at 18:00 (allegedly). I think the dinner will only take me about 30 minutes or so to make so I will begin the prep at about 15:00 and start cooking at 15:30 or so. If she is later I can keep it warm in the oven though that is not my preference.

When I break-up the writing into sections between: mowing the lawn, grocery shopping (walking through three difference stores), playing with Jeff and doing laundry... the blog tends to get lengthy which is never my intention. I will end now and will probably not write again until Sunday. Thanks for humoring me while I try to humor myself. I hope you have a great next four days. TTTSunday probably...MITM (out) TA!

We Shall Overblog!

Which is EVERY week!!!!!

Today (Mondays) are one of my favorite days of the week. I realize that it is most peoples' most hated days of the week but I have always marched to the beat of a different drum. Monday, for me is the MIDDLE day of my three-day weekends. Sunday may be a bit better, now that I think of it, because it is the first day of my weekend and Cha Cha is off of work on that day too. So, upon blogflexion, Mondays are my second day of the week. Another cool ting about this "weekend" is that the Cardinals are on ESPN again tonight. This time it is against the Colorado Rockies. Last night's game against the Cubs wasn't as ideal for me as I had hoped. I like watching either way bit, like a good movie, I always hope for a happy ending. I am so proud that I stopped at baseball with that analogy. I am considering going to Hollywood Casino next "weekend" to play some blackjack or, maybe. a Texas Hold'em tournament.

I am so sick of all of the political crap yet I cannot stop watching CNN. I am part of the reason that their ratings have doubled since 40filth (patent/trademark/copyright... pending) became President. It is interesting how, when anyone on his staff becomes even a little less sycophantic they lose their jobs. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions is the latest to become beleaguered. I think Beauregard is a good MIDDLE name for a racist from Alabama but, wouldn't Davis have been a better MIDDLE name? I just learned that Beauregard is from Selma, Alabama. Martin Luther King began the Selma to Montgomery March from Selma in 1965 for African American voting rights (in the month of March, to keep it simple to remember for simpletons like me). I remember it like I was two-years-old. Voter rights were granted nine months later in August of 1965 while I was still one month away from three.

Jared Kushner is speaking at the moment. It sounds like he is going to resign, based on his opening statements... but, no he did not. I didn't even know he could speak until now. I wonder if his job is safe? Oh yeah, there is always the father-in-law pardon thing to fall back on I suppose.

Did you hear about the race between American Olympic record-breaking swimmer Michael Phelps racing a shark in a swimming match or meet or whatever you'd call it? I would say "meet" but, with only two participants, it doesn't seem to be a "meet." It was to help promote Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. Anyway, the shark beat Phelps and his fans are really upset. "Why are they upset" you might ask? Because it was a mechanical shark but, that piece of the puzzle was not revealed to the public until race time. I guess "mechanical" would have even been better than what it really was - a CG (computer generated) shark. It was billed as "the great white shark meets the greatest of all time." People are calling it Shark Weak. I bet Ali could have beaten them both because he was "The Greatest." He died last year so he would have been C.G.'d too though. I thought Ali was the greatest showman of all time. I am happy that I lived during his heyday. Take that P.I. Barnum.

Float like a butterfly swim like a guppy

I will mow the lawn tomorrow. I found last week that it IS beneficial to mow in long pants rather than shorts so I will repeat that discovery (not channel). I knew it always but I like wearing shorts.

We are supposed to have a guy come out today to give us a cost for replacing some fascia on the front of the house. It is so damn windy out here in the MIDDLE of these cornfields. This is not the first time to have some fascia replaced. I am also having them clean the leaves from the gutters. I bet they will find a lot of nuts up there too as I put out nuts as wells as birdseed. I see the squirrels carrying the nuts up the trees. I have also seen them burying them in the front yard after using our house for a bridge. I am convinced, based on my Jane Goodall voyeurism, that the squirrels have no idea where they bury their nuts.

Okay, that does it for me today. Thank you for finding the blog again though, try as I might, I cannot hide it as well as the squirrels could. Maybe that s how Secret Squirrel got his name - losing his nuts. I will probably blog again tomorrow. Have a great night. TTTT...MITM (out) TA!

I Don't Mind Mondays

 What's Goin' on!? 

I cannot believe it has been just about two weeks since I blogged last. I suppose a lot has happened since then but much of it I have already forgotten. I have, pretty much, stayed off of Facebook for the past week; it was not difficult. I have not played Words With Friends either so do not be offended or think that I don;t still consider you a friend. I am doing more reading and writing which does my heart well. I guess I am trying to reduce my life from the unnecessary drama. I also played golf last week which was really nice and quite relaxing. I did not play very well but, for as long as it has been since I played a round, I was not disappointed. I was going to play again this morning but my mom is back in the behavioral unit of Mercy Center so Jill and I went over and spent time with her while she ate lunch. I was delighted that she knew us both immediately as is not always the case. You noticed I did not check-in there as I have not been doing that much either. Jill is off getting her nails done now. O offered to do them for her but she did not accept that tremendous honor. Her loss!

Tonight is the rubber-game of the current Cardinals-Cubs three-game series. I will be vegging-out watching that tonight. I. as you probably are aware, am a Cards' fan. I think it is fun that the Cubs' are not as horrible over the past year as they had been since 1908 until last season. I like to see good baseball with the preference of my team winning but I would rather have a good game than anything. I am happy that Fabio and I did get to one Cards' game this tear so far.

I had so much that has come to mind that I would write about when I blogged next (this one) but I have not written those ideas down so I am not using those great ideas and anecdotes. My memory is failing and I am not sure if it is age or my medical issues over the past couple of years. I imagine it is a combination of both but it is kind of demoralizing at times. My morals have always been in question anyway I suppose; if memory serves (which it does not).

Fabio moves out at the beginning of August. Cha Cha has been working on the basement (where is bedroom is) so we can get our exercise area back together and the podcast studio (Kajunkles Studio) is still operational so we will start back up with the Dirty Laundry Podcast. Speaking of the podcast I saw a series on The History Channel about H. H. Holmes (america's first serial killer) called American Ripper. The series is centered around Jeff Mudgett who was a guest on our show. He says that his great, great grandfather (H.H. Holmes - real name Herman Webster Mudgett) was, in addition to being the mass murder based in Chicago in the late 1800's was also Jack the Ripper (yes, the White Chapel murderer). Holmes also had a "murder castle" in Englewood (Chicago) at 63rd and Wallace Streets on the southside. I only watched the first episode so far but I have another recorded. I have opinions on this subject but I will keep them to myself as Cha Cha and I also interviewed filmmaker John Borowski on the show and he had different idea about the connection between Jack the Ripper and the American Ripper. I see that he is on this show/series too and I cannot wait to see him as he had different ideas than Mudgett (Jeff) when we talked with him on our show. I am excited to get back into doing the show and meeting people like this again. They are calling it "the first season: so, who knows, maybe Jill and I will be on a season in the future?

I am happy to be writing the blog again but I still want to stay off of Facebook and the like. It is quite a quandary. Do I write it for me or do I write it for the readers (you)? I guess I write it for both or I wouldn't write it at all, right? How do I let you know there is a new blog if not on Facebook?

I guess I am going to end now and I am going to let you know on Facebook until I make my way through the quagmire of how to promote it without Facebook. I thank you for giving me a reason to write. If you have any requests of things that I write about let me know - I can pretend to know about anything and I am always happy to research things. And, soon DirecTv will be gone and I will have plenty of more time to do things that I should always have been doing anyway.

Sorry, my dad just called and we spoke about my mom and such as he is going to visit her tonight. He was delighted that she knew who Jill and I were right away (as were we). I think I will probably write again tomorrow as everybody loves Mondays (unless you are the Boomtown Rats (that red is a link to my reference). I first heard and learned about the meaning of this song in college. If you want more info on that let me know and I shall oblige. Sorry to end the blog on a downer but, sometimes, that's where it wants to go. TA!!!! Okay here is the meaning, from Bob Geldof himself, so you don't have to wait for me to respond if you really want to know).

Almost Certainly!

I "almost certainly" look better in animation form

"Almost certainly" does mean certainly as, today, I am blogging as I said would "almost certainly" do. I have gotten quite a bit done today and I am writing this at 15:39. I worked in the guest bedroom this morning though I still have a bit more to do in there. I cleaned the kitchen as I do nearly every day or night. I went grocery shopping at two stores. I did the laundry. I filled the JEEP with petrol. I did the bills - uggghhh. I did not get around to mowing the lawn, though, it is still earlyish. The grass isn't all that long so I may be able to do it after work tomorrow or the Thursday or Friday. I have some more stones and mulch to spread. I am starting to wonder if Cha Cha and I should start looking for an apartment to rent after Fabio moved out in a few weeks. This house is too big for a couple of empty-nesters and a dog.

I think Donald Trump, Jr. is almost certainly in quite a bit of trouble. Quick political segue there, huh?

I still feel kind of weird today (wonky, if you will) but I finally got some sleep last night and that helped quite a bit. Thank you for the words of encouragement. I need to move to a place that has legalized marijuana I think. That may solve the too large of a house problem methinks. Okay, so we need to move to: Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, Alaska, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, or Washington D.C.. These are the places in America where recreational marijuana use is allowed. We could also go to: Australia, Canada (have already thought about that many times over the years), Czech Republic (wish I had known that when we were there), Jamaica (of course), The Netherlands, Russia (maybe that is why Don Jr. was really there? I suppose that is why he got to work with his dad. It is also legal in Russia), Switzerland... There are more but many of those I would not consider for "fear of death" reasons. Can you imagine all of the farm revenue that would be generated with legalized marijuana in U.S. and A.? I am sure the alcohol lobbying people are fighting hard to keep that from happening. I have never been a pot smoker but I have always liked the smell. I don't even mind the skunk-weed as I have always enjoyed the smell when a skunk lets loose.

Tomorrow is back to work as my weekend draws to a close. Jill and I and Mary and Scott (we went to Vegas with them last year when Cha ha and I saw John Fogerty) are going to see John Fogerty in Aurora on Friday night. Scott and Mary did not go to the concert when we were out there. Speaking of Las Vegas - they have legalized marijuana now too after we are not there. See, they can balance the booze and the weed together in harmony! We are looking forward to the concert. It is outdoors so I hope that it doesn't rain though Jill does have her "have you ever seen the rain" umbrella that someone got her for Christmas. They were out of those when we were in Vegas. Sometimes I really wish I would have gotten on the marijuana wagon many years ago. I bet my ailments, now as an old middle-aged fart, would qualify me for medical marijuana. I have a new mission: move to the Netherlands or get a medical marijuana card. Weird - AMC just had a commercial talking about a Breaking Bad marathon all day Sunday. I want to say that is "irony" but I think it is really just "coincidence."

I cannot believe that, tomorrow at this time, I will just be getting home from work (16:09). It will be nice having a three-day work week if I am able to get Saturday off. I am too old to go to a concert on a Friday night and then work early the next morning. I used to do stuff like that all of the time but I am not a non-middler anymore. I did learn that middle-aged is considered as people (maybe other animals too but they use different age-math usually) from 49-years-old to 65-years-old. That is nice because I will not have to change the name of the blog until toward the end of 2028. I am fairly certain I will be dead before then unless this marijuana thing works out for me.

I have to start dinner here pretty soon and I should find my drill and get a few more things done around here. I just found out that we are having guests here this weekend (which I am excited about) so the guest bedroom needs to become a priority over the rest of today and the subsequent time I have over the next few days after work.

(I love that I don't have to proofread this - maybe I should hire an editor and pay her/him twice as much as I get paid to do this)?

Okay, I have to find that drill and start pre-heating the oven. Thank you for stopping by. I am not sure when I will blog again because Friday night is the concert, Saturday seems to be a trip to Rockford, I am golfing with my buddy Dennis on Sunday so, maybe Monday or maybe Sunday later in the day? I have so many tough decision to make as I find out after writing this blog. I appreciate you greatly and I do requests if there is something that you would like to know my skewed take on. Have a great week or so. TTTNW (next weekend)...MITM (out) TA!

I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just a Little (Medium) Unwell

I hope to, one day, be "how I used to be"

It's 3AM and I am having some kind of problems. Of course, I am thinking about Matchbox Twenty now and this song. I also have Good Will Hunting on television (recorded from HBO)  which makes things seem even bleaker. I am hoping that my issues are simply due to the Buffalo Wild Wings that I had for dinner last night. I just had iced tea to drink so, unfortunately, I cannot equate my current issues to booze. I have been to a couple of establishments that serve alcohol over the last past days and I had iced tea (not Long Island ones) so I cannot blame this on anything. I am off of work today and tomorrow (two of my three weekly days off of work along with Sundays) so, hopefully, I will be better by pre sun-up on Wednesday. I still suffer from some of the problems that my mind deals with from time-to-time. I did feel a bit wonky on Saturday at work, and after, but I think that was because of my sleep issues over the past several years. I slept like three hours on Friday night. So, after the video played (that red link up there), the song/video Unwell automatically followed. I have today (what will soon become day as it is still very dark outside) and tomorrow off from work so I hope I am better by pre-sunup on Wednesday. I have been feeling kind of weird all weekend but I am gonna have to just take it very easy for the next few days.

I was going to go and see my mom along with my: dad, my brother, and my aunt and uncle yesterday but I had to beg-off of that because of the way I have been feeling. I also thought that too many people visiting her would overwhelm her. I was planning to go down and see her later today but now I will probably have to fore-go that too. My brother flies back to his home in Hawaii tomorrow and I will probably not see him again now before he goes back to his home. My dad and brother are going to Rockford to see some other relatives so, maybe they will stop here on their way to dad's home, after that? I would not be disappointed if they don't stop because I will probably be conked-out if I can fall asleep sometime today. They also said it would be about 18:00 before they headed back this way.

 I am beginning to think that he may be stalking Cha Cha 

We are supposed to go see John Fogerty again on Friday night so I hope I feel well by then. If I do not feel well enough there may be a ticket up for raffle. The best part of that prize would be that you'd get to spend some time with the most wonderful person in the world, Cha Cha. The last time we saw him was in Las Vegas which would have been a better prize but this one is closer for most of the people that read this gibberish that I write.

It is pouring rain now with very loud thunder so I think mowing the lawn today is out (that does not disappoint me). Unless I felt better that was not going to happen anyway. I am going to take a break now because I feel like I am going to hurl and I need to meditate it away or head to the commode. I do have a bucket here next to me in case the bathroom becomes too far away. And now the lights flashed in the house with the thunderclap and I will have to reset clocks in the house later.

It is now 09:18 and I am having decaffeinated tea with honey. I seem to have an issue with caffeine and I can never sleep properly so that habit would just exacerbate the situation. I am not sure why I have never been a very sound sleeper. Sometimes I think it was because I was born in Germany but is probably because I am very susceptible to the smallest bit of light even with my eyes closed and another issue is that my ears never turn completely off. I have done a sleeping mask and that works okay and I have done earplugs before but that seems to retard my ability to know when an alarm goes off in the morning or if a problem occurs in the house that I need to spring to action to. Maybe I am even nosy while I am sleeping.

Driving Miss Daisy is on HBO right now. I remember seeing this in the theater and I have seen it many times since then but I have always likes it so I watch it whenever it happens to pop up. I think it win best picture and Jessica Tandy won best actress and I believe Morgan Freeman won best actor and Dan Ackroyd may have even won for best supporting actor.Or, maybe that was for The Blues Brothers LOL. It probably won some of the cinematic and writing awards too I suspect. I was going to drive my Hoke self down to see Miss Daisy (my mom) today to the nursing home in Yorkville today but I cannot do that the way I am feeling today. For my sake and for all of the sakes of the residents.

I have to end now because I need more tea and I should lie down and get rid of this cold or whatever it is before Wednesday when I head back to work. I am going to try to take a vacation day from work on Saturday for the concert. I went to work this past Saturday on just a few hours of sleep and it seemed to be an incredibly long day though it was still only a ten-hour work day. I don't need that two weeks in a row since I am sick and I am just about as old as Hoke. I thank you very much for stopping in. I may blog tomorrow  but we never really know what the next day might bring, do we? TTTT (almost certainly)...MITM (out) TA!