Winter, finally.

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I am enjoying the snow.  It sure brightens things up, especially on these darker, overcast, days.  I guess my predictions for a long winter are gone.  It could still be a heavy winter, but that doesn't seem to be panning out either.  All good, I had actually feared that rather than hoped for it.  My weather-dar must be off.  Time will tell.  It is much easier to enjoy without the sense of being trapped by weather.

I set the alarm for... way early, considering when I went to bed.  As could be guessed, I failed to rise.  I reset the alarm, adding another hour.  Nope.  Finally my brother called, at about what should have been the correct amount of sleep, and that worked.  I simply can't cheat myself on sleep for a normal day.  For travel it seems I have little choice.  I simply can't sleep the night before an early appointment.  But that is it's own thing.

I had been meaning to call my brother anyway.  I feel like a dolt when I mean to call and before I get to it...  Hello?  Still, I take the gift as is, and just try to keep that in mind for the next time.  Like my brother?  Of course not, he is my brother!  I love him.  Heh.  We are like cats and dogs, night and day.  We are so similar and yet in such different ways.  I do worry about him.  At least he was placed with a good family.  He is blessed with a good wife and two children who don't let him become too grumpy or set in his ways.  Well, they try.  Us older guys are... well... we go from being pups to dwarves... if you understand some of the notions of dwarves (mythical, lore, not real).  Their social nature.  There is no way around that.  Well, and we all start getting that Fred Flintstone (cartoon) facial thing, look, Barney had it as well. 

In an hour or two, if I am feeling good still, I will begin work on the drywall sections out back.  So far, though, it is looking good for that today.  I best call the V.A., right now actually...  Okay, they are all busy, doc, front desk, etc.  I had to just leave a message.  Actually, I have been thinking... perhaps it would be better to prepare the hot sauce today.  Tomorrow, after the outing, I might be a bit too tired.  Other than that, what?  I am not awake enough, quite yet, to think that far ahead... or remember.

Have a good day.