Crickets

Just laying here. Joe's asleep. We've gotten in bed like two hours earlier the last two nights than I did all last week while he was gone. I really don't have a whole lot to talk about. I grocery shopped today and scrubbed a shower. These two things seemed to take all day. Planned a food menu for the week + food list + other stuff and then divided the list between two grocery stores and executed. While I was at Walmart, an elderly man collapsed. I was in the ziploc bag aisle trying to figure out which baggies to get when I heard a woman's voice from one of the main aisles scream "SIR? SIR? Call 911!!" Since I'm CPR certified and actually remember how to do it, I held my breath and made my way to scene. The gentleman was still breathing, though, and a woman who seemed medically inclined was kneeling over him, telling him what to do. Still, the sight made me tearful, and I had to quickly head back down the ziploc baggy aisle. Also, there were several other folks standing around him, and I didn't want it to get crowded. I hope the guy is alright.

We had tacos for dinner. They were good. We also took a walk tonight. It was good too. I think that might be one of the best things for us - a nightly walk together. It's also one of the best chances I have at talking to Joe and him really listening. We have our best in-person conversations on walks. Good stuff.

So I'm finally trying out Vonnegut and am reading Slaughter House Five. I dig it and am about half or more way through. Kevin Bacon has been distracting me, though, as his character 'Ren' in Footloose keeps popping in my head saying, "It's a classic." So it goes. :-)

To close, I'm going to share with you the meaning of life. Well, maybe not THE meaning, but A meaning. I asked a pretty interesting buddy of mine what the meaning of life was the other day when I was freaking out. Here's what he told me, and I wish the same for all of you:

"I believe we pursue many things, thinking that in them we will find meaning. Some of these pursuits include business success, wealth, good relationships, sex, entertainment, and doing well to others. But I think laughter is the meaning of my life, not just giggling at a movie I’m talking about laughing so hard that you can no longer grasp a breath or stop tears, at that moment you no longer worry about or care about things like "what is the meaning of life?" I hope you get to laugh like that."