Saturday, May 31, 2008

saturday, AA birthday

Got up and headed for the park just after breakfast. Spent two hours chatting with various folk. Ray was there and the retired prof from TCU. I am listening to Margaret Moran, the second tape today.

I have a vivid imagination and I am living in North Carolina.

Tonight I attended AA birthday night. It is so inspiring to watch people. I have attended regularly for four years now and I

Friday, May 30, 2008

Friday May 30

Up in time to get to exercise class. Feeling rested. Mac and cheese for breakfast, courtesy of my neighbor Ola Mae.

Survived Senior Self Defense class as well as exercise class.

Came home and took a nap. Listened to Cat Turned On and Off. No more Cat tapes. Sad story at the dog park. Tom owns Maggie, a dachsund. Tom has been unemployed until recently and has been staying with his niece. Maggie nipped a neighbor child last week. Tom had neglected to get a rabies shot. Now Maggie is in the pound. Ray has agreed to take Maggie for two months, if Tom can raise the money to get her out of the pound.

Came home and am listening to another Moran nvel.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Thursday May 29

AT 9 AM I was composing the journall when my internet connection dropped and my work was erased. So we left for Ft. Woof so that we could chat with Judy. Medium hot today. Two motorsickles were there and Blitzen had to be on time out for trying to dig under the fence. I wish the fences were set in concrete like the dog park on Davis Blvd.

We had a semi-riot here at 6 am (dogs). They were probably walking the dog, the people parked in the RV. The dog and Blitzen exchanged trash talk last night.
Cat Who Saw Stars was cute. At the end Qwill had a dream that a UFO landed and little green cats deplaned.
Off to tai chi. Another day has been added by request. I mean our class is now M, W, Thur.

I had a vivid dream that I was involved in a protest demonstration of some kind.

Now I have awakened from my nap. I feel time disoriented tonight. I have felt rested today. LIstening to a tape of Cat Who Turned On and Off.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Wednesday May 28

I woke at 8 am and could have made exercise but went back to bed. Dogs got me up at ten.

I did some vacuuming this morning and sewed. Took a nap at eleven and woke in time to go to tai chi. The dogs were agitating to go to the park. I stopped off at Walmart. I just learned that there are big boxes of baking soda for sale. We met Judy at four at the park. She brot me some copies of The Nation.

I came home tired out. I lay down and listened to The Cat Who Saw Stars. Went to sleep in the middle.

Got up and I am sewing.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Tuesday May 27

Writing at the Baptist Center. Keyboard sticks.

We gave out about 400 sack lunches. The weather was mild. We were short handed with volunteers. I came home and took a nap. We had a cloud burst.

Meeting of the PPQ society tonight. I took the dogs to play in the back yard. They are usually exhausted for two or three days.

Monday, May 26, 2008

Decoration Day

Decoration Day in my vocabulary.
How luxurious to lie abed without guilt. Dick at the senior center sets his alarm every morning so that he can turn it off and go back to sleep.

Had a great time at ft. Woof chatting with a speech therapist about socio-linguists. Then I went over to Martha's. Jeff roasted a leg of lamb. Jake was there. I asked Jake (my grandson) why people wore tatoos. Then we had a discussion of three generations. We had such fun.

Came home slightly tipsy.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Sunday May 25

Determined to get to Sunday School.

Lady Chica always wonders how I can feel comfortable going off by myself without the pack. Anyhow I even got a parking place in the front lot. That's how early I was. Back home getting lunch.

Joseph Haywood wrote a book titled *Strike Dog*. I have asked and asked for months what that term means. Here is Haywood's reply:
Comments: What is a strike dog? Is that a nickname?[Dear Elizabeth: a
> strike dog is not a nickanme, but a technical term for the lead dog in a
> pack of dogs used to hunt bears. It is the dog with the best nose and it
> is used to "strike" or locate the trail. When it does, the rest of the
> pack is released to follow the strike dog and togethr to tree their
> quarry. Joe]


After my nap we went to Ft. Woof. Not very many dogs. Some people are so silly. They have to show their dogs where the water is. And they try to get the dogs to drink.

This heat is getting to me or I am coming down with something. I have been lying in bed listening to Cat Who on tape.

Hugs, Dr. Liz