Ahhh…the first real day of South Texas fall! Last night, rain storms blew in and brought with them a cold front that dropped the temperature this morning briefly into the forties.
After a breakfast of warmed-up steel cut oatmeal with fresh blueberries, I went to play basketball at my friend Randy’s house. (More about that game another day.)
I had my legs under me in the game after a week of walking and strength training, and I had a good time. One of the guys said I was “gliding” on the floor. I’m not sure about that, but I drove to the basket a couple of times in a way that would have made my dad proud.
After the game, I came home and finished the salmon from the other day, then relaxed while my Apple watch recharged. I’ve been watching the CNN coverage of “election night,” now going on five days. It’s amazing how much content they can generate with so little new substance, especially since all of the speculation is kind of pointless. The results are what they are and we’ll know soon enough. This is like watching someone spend five days scratching off a lottery ticket:
“Wolf, new reports indicate that the ticket now has a cowboy hat on it.”
“Well, what does that mean?”
“If another cowboy hat is exposed, we could win two dollars.”
“Do we know when the next symbol is going to be scratched off?”
“Wolf, I am told it will happen any moment now.”
This is silly. You win or lose the scratch-off when you buy it. And the winner of the election has already won, based on the votes that were cast five days ago - we just haven’t scratched off the ticket yet to know one way or the other.
Call me when you’ve finished counting.
So after getting bored with TV, I got up and walked. It was perfect weather, 60 degrees and clear. In fact, it was so perfect, I cracked five miles and got home after dark. As I approached my home, the message Sarah’s boyfriend Devon had commissioned for her birthday on Sunday came into view. It was quite sweet! (Picture tomorrow.)
Adios for today!
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