Thursday, April 2, 2026

     I watch the president speak Wednesday night about his war in Iran. He is calm and appears bored the whole time.  Nothing is clear. I wish we had a smarter, kinder president. It is hard to not feel scared while he is in the white house.

     Wednesday morning, I get the small chores done, shower, laundry, pay bills, wash dishes, collect the trash and garbage. Showering is the hardest.  I used to love long leisurely baths and now struggle with a weekly shower. I should make a list of my current fears as I move further into old age.

     I do enjoy the luxury of reading books in my blue recliner. I use to only read at night after a day of work and struggle.  But now I can read anytime for as long as I want. I have two exercise routines, one in the morning walking on the deck and in the late afternoon, the yoga chair exercises.

     I am reading two books now, The Kopp sisters book and a wonderful non fiction book about tall trees, THE WILD TREES BY Richard Preston. Other books are waiting in a stack on the dinning room table. In the evening, I watch the first part of a new PBS documentary on HENRY DAVID THOREAU. I like it and will watch the rest this week. Later my roommate and I watch Wednesday night’s episode of the LATE SHOW with Stephen Colbert.