Of course,
the line is “ten degrees and getting colder down by Boulder Dam that day!” It didn’t get colder last night. The predicted drop to sub-freezing passed us
by, delivering a low of 39°F. The effort
expended moving the plants in for shelter and outside again was largely
wasted. The plants seem
unaffected. We, however, have added to
our pain levels for the day. Those
efforts that would have been carried out quite easily when we met and married
are now efforts that carry an increased pain level.
A new and
quite amazing friend of ours, Park Overall, is running for the U.S. Senate in
the Democratic primary. Her intent and
hope is to oppose and defeat Bob Corker for his seat in the Senate. She’s speaking at a rally in Nashville this
coming Saturday at the state capitol. We’d
very much like to attend but a quick look at the map and the travel time
required reminds us of the penalty for what we now have to regard as a long
distance drive. The round trip would be
8-9 hours of driving plus necessary stops to stretch and walk around. The time of the rally would make it
preferable to stay overnight. That’s not possible with our animal population.
I was talking
to another highly regarded friend. Well,
writing, not actually talking. We met
because of a Grateful Dead tape compendium project that took place 12 years
ago, now. He and I have forged a
friendship that extends far beyond the music of a single band. He mentioned in another forum that he is now
being fitted for hearing aids. That admission
brought two other friends/correspondents to the same admission. While loud music or noisy weapons may have
been a causative for our similar disorders, we’re all old enough now that the
common male auditory problems are also likely to show up in this group of Dead
Heads.
Gloria
trimmed a single wisteria bush this morning.
She worked as a landscape gardener when she was younger. Today a single plant – trimming and clean-up
after – made her aware of the passing of time.
Oh,
well! As Jimmy Buffett sang so long ago,
“I’m growing older, but not up!” At
least, that’s the plan for the day.
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