Monday, Gratitude

Yes, it’s a gratitude day. I’ve had a wonderful weekend completing tasks. My Apple equipment is mostly transferred and functioning better. I’m closer to my departure. I have some concerns about the world affairs only as it might affect my travel.  It’s not like I’m unconcerned but there are always ‘wars and rumors of wars’.  I want to be here is there is trouble but I want to be in the south for my health sake. I’m thankful for the exercise

I just returned from walking Madigan with his new hair cut a 1 1/2 times around the park. It’s chilly but there’s blue sky. I did enjoy church yesterday and the Vespa ride in the rain.  

I took a day off ibuprofen yesterday and today I took a baby aspirin but the holiday from all pills was okay. Much aching getting started walking,  Stretching is the key.  I don’t have the room here for that but could make the room,

I know I’m older because I’m looking forward to the cleaning ladies, I hope they’re this week.  I’m switching to the little camper end of December.  I’m looking forward to Christmas concerts. No plans for Christmas.  Probably turkey with Madigan,  I’m often alone though I’m invited to be part of community in recovery and church.  I will participate more but now with work do have a lot of human contact. I’ve been thinking about writing books again.  I even asked the new Chat GPT4 about plot.  It’d about conflict and I don’t think in the way of the plot. I enjoyed reading Robert Mackay’s Korean War novel.  I wonder about writing a novel set in my medical school experience or northern or pacific fly in experience, 

I wrote a chapter and lost it so I think God was telling me that wasn’t the route. Not humble enough,

I’m thankful for my groups. I’m thankful for family. I’m especially thankful for Madigan even if he is snarling and growling again since his hair cut. I enjoy long drives with him and the drive south would be an adventure,

It’s just that I have to go to Ontario in April May as well. I’m driving there with the camper too and bringing back the little boat and outboard. I’m thinking I’d like to be fishing on the ocean this summer or Harrison lake. Maybe hunting with the boat too.  A change from roaring around the back woods with the Honda Tracker.

The scares news was Biden saying that Ukrannine could use long range missiles against Russia. Trump won the election and if he’s able to get in power he’d stop the war.  Better a divided Ukraine like Korea and Vietnam than nuclear holocaust. I think the west is winning,  Putin was an advance over the Communist before him and the fall of the USSR happened,  The Ayatollah is sick or dead in Iran.  Little Kim in North Korea isn’t any more powerful.  The threat is China but Taiwan is protected and India, Japan, Australia, Korea, and Taiwan are all together protecting against Xi Jinping.  Thankfully Trump will prevail and we will see exploration to mars rather than more stupidity like Trudeau’s lies and nonsense,  

I’m grateful for this day. I know what’s happening supposedly politically because I got my X working again along with Facebook and Apple News. I enjoyed watching Hostiles last night, an older western with great actors.  Really good movie. I’d watched a Daniel Boone movie the night before. Yellowstone is back and I watched that.  Wayne confirmed his father was military police .  I enjoyed remembering Dad at Remembrance Day.

Thank you Jesus for this day.  I was sorry to hear Alan Watts had a drinking problem. I appreciate that God acts through people but I really would like to be in the mystical with you God.  I want to feel more present and at peace. I am grateful for all the glimpses of joy you give me. Thank you for the blue sky today. Thank you for Madigan,  

Thank you Jesus