Up well before noon!

Well, it sounded good. It actually is typical, rising from 8:00 to 10:00 am at the latest is the norm, not an exception. I am trying to get to waking earlier however, just because. No, actually because it would be good to start swimming occasionally and that means out of the bunk by 5:30 am. Someone hit me with something hard, something that will not break. I am indeed hardheaded and would hate to punish you for doing me a favor through your personal loss.

I did dream, but I do not remember. I am still hoping to add popcorn. Yeah, it is a bit odd, but nothing says horror or drama like popcorn. What an easy life I lead now. In my various reviews of history, I realize I live better than the kings from all of history up to, perhaps, 1910, maybe as far as the 1950’s. Air conditioning, plenty of good quality food, better cold weather clothing, better warm weather clothing, faster more reliable more functional transportation, immediate communication (if I want it), access to more libraries of knowledge than all the academics in the world could use singularly in a life-time, and an education system which if flawed is better than the crony system of even the 1940’s and 1950’s going back through almost all of time. And, if you think kings were much more free than their peasants, you might not understand the nature of the thing. They were, for the most part, nearly as tacked down, nailed in, and limited as the next guy, sometimes more so. What is gold if your hand is stayed, what are jewels if your words are written for you by people you do not know trust or understand, what is a castle or mansion devoid of the room to enjoy, entertain freely, and love?

Anyway, I am looking at my list. As usual, it is looking back. It is yet to be decided which of us will win. Stupid paper. Oh, I am still in a bit of a foul mood. When I am forced to quit sleeping, it can happen. But it is still a stupid paper.