Tuesday, December 2, 2025

     I am giving up on the novel, THE HALLMARK MAN by Robert Galbraith, too long. I get confused by too many terrible characters. I really don’t like any of them. 900 page book and I am on page 600. Why do I feel so loyal to a book I don’t much like or understand.

     The day never really warms up although I do turn off the heater and put on my puffer jacket. I drag the bins to the curb one by one, balancing my cane while pushing each bin. I can do this, I am damaged not sick. My new mantra.

     In the morning my two friends come for our weekly writing together time. We do timed writing and then read our work to each other.  Such a warm friendly experience.

     In the evening, I watch Rachel Maddow news, always encouraging.  But then I watch another episode of a police procedural, BLUE LIGHTS. This show is set in violent Belfast Ireland. It has become too violent for me.  I have become more sensitive to violence recently and am looking for other shows. The best non violent show for me is LONG WAY HOME, two old guys riding motorcycles through Europe.