Some Random Thoughts

Morning, Ms J.

I haven't much to report today. I can share a few brief thoughts with you though, and .. oh what the heck. I'll show you a couple of fun photos as well.

Ready?


- It's sunny and 13C. I should be at the church, finishing my painting job.

- Sunday was a bit of a blur. Big church service in the forenoon. Long rehearsal after lunch.

- I love my daughter more than I've ever loved anyone.


I love you, Scout.


To the moon and back!!!!

- Allan's estranged wife used to be my favourite GO girl. I'm trying not to, but I feel angry with her, and disappointed in the way she's treated Allan. I haven't spoken with her in weeks.

- Every cast has at least one weak link in it. This time, it's the young man who plays my son, Jud. I wish he'd learn his lines.


I know he'll get it right when it really matters. But still I worry.

- I wear a wig for more than half the play. It feels ridiculous, but they tell me it looks OK.


Scottie talks about his "delicate condition" with his ex-wife. "It's OK," he tells her. "I mean, I'm going to be around for awhile."

- I plan to attend a funeral tomorrow for a man who used to go to our church. Clarence. He was my Scout leader when I was a kid. Clarence suffered a stroke and died suddenly last week. He was the same age as Dad.

- My friend Carolyn is coming over on Wednesday to run lines with me. It's a great help to me.

- Neighbourhood squirrels are using my beautiful deck as a dinner plate. They're staining the wood with brown juice from the butternuts they eat there. I don't want to kill the little bastards, but I'm at my wit's end.

- I can't get used to the way I look without a moustache. And my shaven head is cold. I wear a hat indoors.


"POO!" (Meagan's artwork on my smooth dome)


And yes, dear Heather. Meagan shaved the tops of my ears.

- The trees have donned their autumn colours. I feel both happy and sad this time of year. The brilliant colours fill me with joy, yet I know they're a harbinger of death, and of winter's cold and snow. Brrrrr!


A flash of brilliance, then death.

- I wish I could get excited about Christmas. I used to enjoy it, Ms J, but lately, it's been stressful and disappointing. I hate shopping and wrapping gifts. I never know what to buy. Bah. Humbug!


Oops! Time to go back to work. TTFN!

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