...or I wouldn't be able to ask the question: What's up with those little seed things on the outside of English muffins? They really irritate me, especially when they get on my clean sheets! Worse than sand in the bed!
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It started as a clear blue sky but, as morning progressed, the clouds rolled in. My plans were to go do a little shopping but am not too crazy about driving out to the Town Center Mall in the rain...let me think about that. I'd have to go there because that's where Coldwater Creek store is located. They nicely sent me a discount card to use for my purchases and I need some new drawers and maybe a pair of blue dress pants.
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That silly silly cat, Lynx! She acts like she's never seen her tail before or something. No matter how fast she turns or high she jumps, the tail eludes her! I am always concerned when making those hustling sounds that Lynx is going to bring me something captured, which will turn my stomach. Even if it's the end of her tail!!!
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Well, I decided to hold off on my shopping until another day as I got busy with some work on the computer and such. Oh, it got frustrating as my Internet was fluctuating all stinking day long! Just when I needed to look up something or whatever, bam!, it was gone. I know, I know, I haven't made the phone call yet to set up the new service. Apparently I am not frustrated enough.............
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This early evening I went across the street to the Pompeii Restaurant my neighbors were talking about, to have a little bite to eat. Only a few people were inside and no one outside, but I took care of that. The waitress washed the table and got me situated with a Diet Pepsi. Since I had a narrow window in which to eat, I ordered the caprese salad for my meal. After a few minutes the proprietress of the restaurant came out and sat down at my table to visit with me. Isn't that sweet? She asked if I was from New York (had I been rude???) and we talked about traveling overseas, packaged deal vs. planning your own trips, etc. I just thought it was wonderful to have her come out and feel so comfortable talking with me as a long lost friend.
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Before doing anything else this a.m. I put together my top 35 favorite hymn list for Favorite Hymn Sunday and e-mailed it to church. On the bottom I wrote that I had to quit adding hymns because as I read through the stanzas of these "favorites", their message caused tears to roll down my cheeks, which accounts for their being included on my list. And not one of them were even "End Times" hymns--I'm saving those for our next 5 Sunday month! I usually wait to the very end before submitting to give others a chance to put their two cents worth in. Don't want to tip the scales, as it were, with my suggestions.
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Jami and I had a little give 'n take today about the so-called "reality TV programs" flooding the air waves these days. Justin thinks the reason there are so many right now is because of the writer's strike, holding up production on the not-so-real programs. I don't know, but my rose-colored glasses are off when it comes to presenting these TV shows as being the real deal---starting years ago with the wrestling shows and ending with people vying for a prize by frosting a cake. Indeed! Next it will be the wrestlers frosting cakes for prize money......
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There was even a series of programs propagating witchcraft and the like with The Battle of the Psychics on USA. As St. Paul told the sorcerer: "You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? Now the hand of the Lord is against you." Whew, where did all that come from???? Besides Acts, that is.......
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Tomorrow bring my memoir writers to work on their projects, as we move through "When I Was Young on a Mountain". Hopefully we'll be done by July so I can begin the Reading Club with those interested parties. Justin called to invite me to have dinner together tomorrow night before my Bible study class and we are going somewhere near church to keep me close to my destination. He can just hop onto the freeway to get home, as he is bowling tomorrow night as well. Oh, to be young and keep hours like he does!
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Dolly told me about her daughter, home from college for the summer, working upwards of 70 hours a week between two different jobs. Wow! In the daytime she is a greens keeper on a golf course and then goes home to shower and change, then to work in a grocery store. I give that child a lot of credit for putting her nose to the wheel! Again, I say "wow"!!!
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Sunday after church I ran out to Publix on the Island for a few things and ran into the owner of my favorite new restaurant, Blu Grotto. I told his wife and he how much I enjoy coming out there and that I tell my friends about it, and drag them out there, too! I explained that usually I'm on the patio and he said to tell my server the next time I'm there and he'll come out to say "hi" to me. I never wanted to bother him or his folks when there at lunch. Justin and I love the mom and dad, they are also so tickled to see us, and fuss over how grown up Justin has gotten. Tonight, the lady from The Pompeii said something that reminded me of Rosaria---I think it was the way she said the city name "Napoli".
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So, after my quick dinner, I drove over to the Orange Park Town Hall as a supporter of my upstairs neighbor, Travis. He was in a debate of all the Board of County Commissioners running for office this year. Travis held his own, without any name calling or finger pointing. His opponent is also quite qualified, and as I told Justin earlier, I could support her if Travis wasn't running. The next event is Saturday afternoon and I am really looking forward to that one---a free bbq! Bet there will be a lot of "pork" conversation that day!
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