[Dean's World] Trudy W. Schuett: Good wakeup at the desert outpost

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Posted by Trudy W. Schuett:
Good wakeup at the desert outpost
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1197468901.shtml


   Ever have one of those mornings where you can't wait to get out of bed
   and address the day?

   Today this is me.

   It's 39° outside, here in the Arizona desert, and our cranky old heat
   pump has kicked in, sounding like a distant [1]Osprey tiltrotor
   warming up. ;>)

   Outside my house, the harvesters are warming up their trucks and what
   all for the day's sweep of the broccoli/cauliflower fields. With all
   this racket, I couldn't sleep if I wanted to, and fortunately I don't.

   Cold/flu season has kicked in over at the Station Library, and since
   I'm the one with no little kids, I'm available for extra duty, which
   of course also means extra pay. So in a couple of hours, I'll be going
   over to open up, since our usual daytime lady has kids down with strep
   throat, and the boss has meetings and etc. to attend.

   I'll stop at the drugstore along the way for some cough drops to hand
   out to coughing Marines, in hopes they won't spread their germs, and
   maybe feel a little better.

   I am so glad I quit the other job. Sure, it was good money, but no
   happiness points. (If you've ever played the game, [2]Careers, you
   knowhwatImean.)

   Meanwhile, yesterday I figured out some stuff in MSWord that I didn't
   know that I knew, and so will shortly be publishing three of my books
   thru Lulu. Just waiting to hear back from [3]LOC on details.

   I was also able for the first time, to send a Christmas gift to a
   neighbor, (as opposed to carrying it over) like I've been wanting to
   do for like, forever. Never could afford it, before.

   Also re-established an old friendship that had been neglected. This is
   important. My old buddy has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. She's
   only 60, and yet it seems her kids have written her off. What I can do
   is drop in for tea, like we used to do. Go shopping once in a while.
   Get lunch somewhere.

   I remember from dealing with my dad at age 90+, he got nasty and
   violent to the point where I thought somebody might get arrested in a
   restaurant situation.. I seriously doubt this will happen with my
   female friend. If it does, well, I've done this before...

References

   1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-22_Osprey
   2. http://www.darwinsgamecloset.com/careers1979.html
   3. http://www.loc.gov/