What a wonderful day!

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Sleep was marvy. I did not sleep until 5:00 or 6:00 and I slept clear till 14:45 or so. I am rested, relaxed, and barring it being Sunday, would head out and do some good work today. Though I am still weaker, I am nearly back to where I was and can continue again to expand the part of my life I own, giving God His dues, of course. I am fully back on track. And, the weather is cooling. It was not to become cool until tomorrow but it is 80 F now or so and will not get much warmer today. Life is good.

I have not checked my blood sugar in a bit, but there are signs it is improving. If you have ever had high blood sugar, you probably know some of them. Smaller meals, more careful planning regarding portions (mostly), cutting out sugar and at least half of the other carbohydrates, while drinking more water and a variety of other things has been helping. It will not drop like a rock, but it is getting better.

I am not sure what to do about my strength, in the short term. It is still quite low. The odd thing is, from shooting like I have been, my arms are getting bigger and more solid. Both of them. It seems shooting a hundred rounds down range, freehand, three to four times a week with a rifle (even a .22!) really is a workout. I wonder how much more could be gained if I could get back to 200 bullets downrange a session? I need more .22 bullets though, I go through them as if I was shooting a lot or something. :p

I think I will make some personal calls today. It is a good day to reach out and talk to someone. My people are always hard to get on the phone, but I should not complain. It means they are busy with life as they well and truly ought to be. It keeps them happy, tired, and can give them something to complain about! Oh, and I am just as bad. Still, it gives ME something to grumble about, which is a good thing.

I have, I do believe, been invited to share a meal with my new renters and a friend early in October. I am quite pleased with this. I really enjoy company and meals. They seem like interesting people and are quite easy going. I am sure we can all have our moments, good and bad, but some folk seem to have more good times than not. I enjoyed our meeting and initial conversations. I just hope I did not seem too much of a boor.

If I did not sleep, I made good inroads into Leviticus. That book, primarily, concerns the old law. What sacrifices to make, how to make them, what to do with the parts, who can eat what, and all that. It is done, as with Exodus, ad naseum. But I read. I really think there is more than simple repetition present, if too I cannot quite find it. I am quite sure there is more going on, both by the repetition and in the content than what is more plainly seen. I suppose, in mythical times, when Merlin would be purported to have read a text where the words, letters, and phrases danced and moved on the page, this might be similar. For me, though nothing truly moves, I see something alive in the text. As I said, I do not quite see it yet. I only note that there is something there. And, no, I did not expect that. I can only guess, that in my youth, I sensed the same and that was part of the reason I read as often as I did. I would guess I read the bible 5 to 6 times in my youth, before I turned 16. Then school, girls, basketball, football, even D&D (before AD&D), and such became too much for anything else.

A few calls then back to reading the living book(s).

Have a great day!