Wednesday, March 20, 2019
5:11 p.m.

I wasn't planning to write just now--I have been doing some financial stuff (yuck!)--and my plan was to go watch something inane on television, so I wouldn't have to think too hard.

But, no go. Molly crawled up behind me in the desk chair and fell asleep, and I don't have the heart to wake her up. So...

Hello!

Hey, it's the first day of Spring. The sun is shining, and the thermometer told me it was over 40 degrees, but for some reason, I have been cold all day. I suppose I just have to be contrary. (Mom has always said so!)

So, the news feed in recent times has me contemplating the joys of being a hermit. I mean, is it just me, or do people really just suck? I don't know a lot of sucky people personally, but in general, based on what I see and hear out there in the lovely old world, a lot of sucky people exist, and they are the ones making all the noise and all the news.

I recently wrote a novella about a world gone wrong, and some of the people who survived who will try to set things right. And yet, as I tried like hell to plot some sort of happy ending, I knew that there were probably some sucky people who survived and who will try to make things continue to go wrong.

Human nature? Free will? What is wrong with some people? Why do they choose hate over love, war over peace, discord over harmony?

(I suppose "those people" are over in their own corners asking that question about me. That makes me sad.)

Call me weird, but I just want to gather in a large outdoor area filled with tables and benches, and have a pot luck with everyone. Bring something to share, sit with a stranger, eat and laugh. Play music. Dance.

But, like any wedding reception attendee will tell you, there's always that one guy. The guy who has too many beers--or a belly ache, maybe-- and decides that some feckless, laughing man is after his woman. Then all hell breaks loose, people take sides and the war begins.

Who is "that one guy"? Why does he always have to show up and spoil a good time?

I could go on with this, but everyone who reads will put a different person in the "that one guy" role, and choose their own good time that he's destined to spoil.

Sheesh. I knew I should wake up the dog and go watch television.
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Speaking of sleeping Molly, she likes to take late naps and then stay up all night. She reminds me of all the toddlers I have ever known.

Yeah, that's my backside in the background. For some reason, she likes to nap right here. What the heck, it keeps me warm. Silly Molly.
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I have been waiting for a call from the pharmacy all day. I swear, it takes my Dad's doctor's office forever to get a simple prescription called in sometimes! It's frustrating.

I have lived in the Metro Denver area for a long time, and there are so may choices for doctors there. They all know it, so they seem to work harder at patient satisfaction. There's not a lot of competition around here, so these doctors are a bit lax.

Or maybe I'm just grumpy...

Nope. They are slow.
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Okay, some books, as promised. Fiction, this time.

El Hermano by Carmen Baca
This is currently only available in paperback, but well worth the wait. It is the true story of a young man growing up in New Mexico whose upbringing and choices will lead him to a life of service to the Lord and his community.

Bellingwood Series Books 1-3 by Diane Greenwood Muir
Polly moves to small town Iowa to start a new business in a renovated school building. This is a charming series. Diane is a busy lady who also has a newsletter you might like to look into if you enjoy her books. Check her out at: Nammynools

These are a couple of really good Indie authors I've been reading for a while now. I recommend getting to know them better.
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Okay, my good friends, I'm off to make something--I don't know what yet--for dinner.

Have a great evening!