Wednesday, December 10, 2025

     Today is definitely a shower day, a shower for me. I don’t understand why I am so hesitant. I can do it.  Plus I have an appointment tomorrow with my primary care doctor. I see him every three months. I never leave a doctor’s office without making another appointment. Too hard to make an appointment by phone.

     At San Carlos Park one again. Few people and fewer dogs.  A solitary person sits with his head resting on the picnic table.  A black crow and a white sea gull are squabbling with each other. Up and down the picnic area. Hard to tell who is winning. One table is filled with people eating lunch. I listen to classical music from KPFA on my cell phone. While sitting in the car.

     I give my roommate a car ride to lunch with friends and then pick her up from her medical appointment.  Driving my car twice in one day is my new high. I really should be clearing out a pile of stuff that needs to go.

     We watch another episode of the traveling men fiddle with their electric motorcycles in Chile and Argentina. A LONG WAY UP. It’s winter and they are very cold. They learn that their electric bikes work better in warm weather. So do I. We also watch another episode of nutty PORLANDIA. Laughing is so easy with this show.

 

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 

     What a difference. This morning, I am rested and optimistic. Two long couch naps yesterday and to bed early in the evening. Why now and how to keep up the good sleep. The sun is shining, the heater is warming the house, tasty breakfast.  The New York Times,news well, not so good.

     I watch the news reports on, MSNOW, PBS, and Facebook. The daily Monterey County Now is also good.  I know a lot about New York and Washington D.C. I ask folks where they get their local news. The younger folks don’t know what I am talking about. I miss the Monterey Herald when it was vibrant and filled with local news.

    I have a blue down throw on the couch.  So warm and cozy. I watch the bird movements outside the window.  Birds are in the oak tree, the bottle bush trees and the pyracantha bush. I watch until my eyes close and I am drifting into sleep.

     I am deeply into the novel HELLO BEAUTIFUL by Ann Napolitano. I am definitely committed to reading all of her books. Last night I watch another episode of LONG WAY UP, two likeable middle aged guys riding electric motorcycles through South America. No murders, no violence just problems with their motorcycles and the weather.

 

Monday, December 8, 2025

     I can’t tell how I am feeling this morning. Slept very little during the night. Body feels a bit off this morning.  I’ve canceled the morning writing group in case I have a cold or something worse. Just had coffee and cereal for breakfast.

     During these cold dark months my house feels dreary. The windows are dirty, the rugs are frayed and I am restless. In a couple of weeks, the light starts coming back. My skin is itchy.  I start taking Claritin D, an anti histamine, maybe this will help with the itching. People in the cancer world use Claritin D, off label, for all kinds of conditions..

     I start reading QUEEN ESTHER the latest book by John Irving. Nope. Now I am reading HELLO BEAUTIFUL by Ann Napolitano and love it.

      We watch another episode of THE BEAST IN ME. I give up, too hard to watch women being terrorized. I am back to watching THE LONG WAY UP, the two middle aged guys on electric motorcycles riding through South America.