That is my crop of tumble weeds for 2006

I survived the time change and there are a few things I need to get done today. I would like to get a letter off to Mike and do some shopping for groceries mainly. I could clean the Expedition if there is time and the temperature is high enough.

I thought that New Dimensions was good this morning. The guest was a sort of environmentalist who felt we should ask the planet what needs to be done. The gist seemed to be that all places should be site sustainable. In other words New York City could not survive without the vast resources from other places on the planet. It should give us pause to think that there have been human beings on this planet for over 80 thousand years and the last 6 thousand has really made a significant affect on the surface. There has to be some sort of reconciliation. I need to check out this Derrick Jensen person who lives in Crescent City, California.

I did not get that much done. I slept too late. I went by the Mexican Restaurant in Stanfield and got too much food and gassed up the Topaz. I stopped by Big Lot and made a couple purchases and breezed through Safeway for some food. I washed some clothes and cleaned out the Expedition. I could not find Mike's letter but I worked on one that was okay. I had ordered his books in the Series and some drawing books. I sent the order sheet along with the other stuff. I will check on the newspaper subscription tomorrow. I keep having this nagging thought that when August comes he is going to head for Grants Pass or Portland and that will pretty much be the friendship. It will be pretty easy to drift apart because he will have no reason to write me or even keep in touch. I really think the turning point came when he was sent to the hole and there was no way to visit him on a regular basis. it is just not going to work without knowing each other better and there is no way to do that. In the mean time he is working me big time by his constant requests for books and whatever else he needs. He does not send any art work and sounds like he is completely discouraged that it will ever sell.

After I finished the letter I took it by the post office and swung by WalMart for some odds and ends. I just snacked for supper and I feel too full. There was less than a third of a mile in walking today. This time change has me feeling sort of off my groove. It  will probably take a day or two to get back feeling like it is working okay. I did find Mike's letter - I had accidentally thrown it inthe trash

I had an instant message from Ellen and she was remembering that th is is Bub's birthday. He would have been 79 today and I think about him about every day. I also think about David quite a bit. I am not sure that you ever get over the grief. My life is probably too shallow without anyone else to take their place. I seem to be diverted when ever I start try making new friends. I guess I get to feeling sorry for myself and my life is really about the way I want it. If there were people around I would probably feel too crowded.

Positive Memory Moment Today - There was a youngster washing dishes at the Mexican restaurant and he came around the corner and looked at me. I gave him a big smile and his smile fairly lit up the room.