There should be a bounty placed on every person who jumps out of bed alert and cheerful, and a double award for those really, really smiley types.
I applied some non-toxic, non-harmful to flora/fauna Liquid Fence to my grapevines. It works by smell. It works. Time to hit the shower again. On a positive note, I had no trouble getting my favorite café counter seat.
I’ve enjoyed every year of my life. I have this theory that part of the reason for my enjoyment is good old garden-variety grudge-carrying. I never regret my past because I carry it with me. Someday, I’ll get even with the girl in the third grade who moved her desk because I was annoying her. Or the cheerleader girlfriend who started dating my soon to-be-ex-best-friend… all right, so maybe there’s a pattern here.
This morning I’m trying not to look directly in the mirror. I caught a glimpse when I walked past and my hair is doing that stick-straight-up thing. My wife is a very kind person, but even she couldn’t contain a chortle… not sure what a chortle is, but it sounds like what she did.
Since I can’t seem to control my razor, a reader suggested I grow a beard. Hmm. Full beard, vandyke or movie-star stubble? Now we’re talking. Although I’ve heard beards make men look older, and at this stage, I’m not sure that’s the look I’m after.
I have six to eight friends who call me every year on my birthday. I’ve never returned the favor. I like the call. I appreciate it. I just can’t seem to pick up the phone. The guy in the mirror lectures me on a regular basis, but he hasn’t said anything to me I haven’t already said to myself.
On a recent morning I saw a doe and a fawn enjoying the grapevines (I guess they hadn’t heard about my Liquid Fence), rabbits and turkeys eating my roses and quail stomping through the vegetable garden. The cat watched while lolling on his back. I’ve made things entirely too easy around here.
Do bugs scream just before they hit the windshield? Can bugs scream? A doctor friend patiently explained that bugs don’t have vocal cords. They make noise by rubbing their legs together. OK… do bugs rub their legs really loud just before… ?
How do we get out of this mess? We fought a war on credit cards, bailed out businesses for making poor business decisions, deregulated Wall Street, expecting the traders to use the lack of government control wisely and are now rushing through a massive government purchase of bad debt so large, no one can tell me (a lowly voter) what it will cost, where we’re going to get the money to pay for it or even what “it” is. I’m going back to bed. Tomorrow has to be better… right?
Why does the Independent cross the road? Because I can’t complain if I don’t vote. I’ve looked left and I’ve looked right. This is one dangerous and confusing crossing. I’m a social liberal and a fiscal conservative, which I THINK means I’m for programs helping others but I want to pay as I go. I’m all for raising my taxes to help education, police, public safety and the abused, but I feel very uncomfortable with simply delaying the charges to a future generation. I am very nervous about a rushed bailout of Wall Street even though it would probably be beneficial to me in my lifetime. It just doesn’t feel right to have a future generation pay for wars it didn’t choose, an economy it didn’t create and a crash it didn’t have a chance to prevent.
I peeked outside to a truly spectacular morning. I think I’ll give Ol’ Optimism another shot.
