a warmish night

It was a warmish night, and the cats were left outside. There was talk of a light rain, but I was willing to take my chances with that. I was lounging in bed this morning, debating whether to get up and do my early-morning blogging rounds, or to skip it and try to sleep till eight. At seven-fifteen, Pop's country & western jamboree kicks off, and the question is hence decided. I am not aggrieved. I was not sleeping, and Pop just settled a tough question for me.

a light rain

There was a light rain. It's even a little misty right now. No problems. But I do have the cats inside and intend to keep them in. Hey, they had the whole night to themelves, right?

Fat Lip

A fat lip. My upper lip. No one punched me, though I suppose there are a few people who might like to. I don't know what happened. It occurred since breakfast, I think, very soon after. It's not a crisis, I don't think. It's a significant swelling, perhaps by a factor of three, but so long as it has stopped, I don't see us going to a clinic.

When I force my memory and imagination to come up with a story of what happened, the best I can come up with is that I took in some of the Irish Spring soap, when I was washing my hands and rinsing out my mouth, and that I am having an allergic reaction, but this is practically a wild guess.

For now, I am being optimistic and assuming the best, that this swelling will reverse itself, if not by day's end, then by the time I wake up tomorrow.

dogs and cats

Heh, I see that Sammy has finally caught onto the idea of using my old mattress outside by the shed to lie on. It's about time! It won't be there forever, but just until the next 'bulk items' pick-up, and I have no idea when that will be, but probably soonish.

What would my life have been without dogs and cats? I don't think I would have any truly felt experiences of love without them.

And I recall my intentions not to have any pets after Bo. Life was to be simplified. I wonder how those plans would have worked out for me, if the cats had never happened along and to become part of our domestic life.

my lip

I was noticing that my lip feels a lot more normal. When I took a look in the mirror, the lip looked as swollen as it did this morning. And now I feel it again.

restless tonight

So restless tonight. I should have cleaned my toilet. It's not a shower night, and I had an early dinner. This was my best opportunity.

Tonight promises to be warmer than last night, so the cats are out again. There is not a whisper about rain.