3501 Days since retiring July 1, 2005!

”Slept all night in less than 2 hours.”

For dinner tonight I prepared a huge inch thick center cut pork chop as I did the filet. Except I lowered the temp and removed the chop from the oven when internal temp was 144F. Thoroughly seared the sides and served with side dish of fried breaded okra and sauerkraut. I was so stuffed that I kept falling asleep during the BBC comedies on PBS. Finally at 9:30 pm Rascal and I tumbled into bed and fell instantly asleep. I slept like a log except for a couple of very vivid but very forgettable dreams. Woke with a start at 11 oclock. I thought I had overslept until I looked outside. Middle of the night! So here I am at 11:16 pm writing an entry.

This morning I needed tape so I went to Home Depot for the double sided tape. I stopped at McDonalds to read the newspaper and enjoy their “big breakfast”. I was reading and kind of watching a beggar on the medium of the intersection of Fondren and Westpark. I saw an “orange” car pull up and some sort of conflict ensue between the beggar and the driver. The beggar grabbed up his bag and walked over to where I was setting. He saw me looking and then told me the owner of the street intersection just kicked him out because he did not pay the “lease”. He explained that all intersections were “owned” and one had to pay to use them to beg for money. He said the owner told him he did not have enough tricks to earn enough to stay at that intersection. I asked him what happens if one does not pay. He reminded me how fast the cars move and how close they are and then added “nobody cares if we get run over”. And you thought you had a tough boss.

I hope I am not awake for the rest of the night. I am gonna take my pills and blood pressure and go back to bed with some hard ass rock music on my ear phones. See you manana.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.