2016 Spring May 14 Saturday

57 degrees this morning, walk 33.40 minutes.  

Felt cool out on my walk this morning, with the wind increasing the coldness.  

Listening to War and Peace, a book I was always going to read when I “got a round tu it’.  

I’m still not reading it, but I am listening to it .  

I can understand why it is considered one of the greatest novels, at least in that category.  

Even though I  can’t always remember all of the characters, I am really enjoying listening to the book.  Actually, while I may not be able to keep all of the characters straight, the flow of the book is excellent, so I usually maintain the general drift.

The battle scenes remind me a little of the “Red Badge of Courage” although (at least thus far) it is from a different perspective.  

I probably had the book in my “Audio Library” for several years, but at the pace I listen to audio books (just during my walk), it takes me a while to get through my audio library.

That doesn’t count the audio books Aliene and I listen too, which is different, since we listen whenever we are in the car.  In that case, it depends  on how much we are driving. 

I never really thought I would enjoy listening to Audio books, but I actually really enjoy it. I expectI lose a little sometimes to do my mind wondering, but overall, I probably retain about the same as reading .

I am surprised at how much I retain from Audio Books. As far as novels etc., they can certainly make the time go faster when we are traveling long distances.

On another subject, sometimes I wonder what it is like (I really don’t want to know how it feels and I probably won’t need to worry about it) to be playing sports when you make a mistake and 100,000 people (or 40, 000, or 20,000 or even 50 people) cheer your mistake!

I assume you get use to it, and it may be offset by the cheering (at least at “home”) when you do something good!

I know more about my coughing now, and I am busy looking up on the internet about possibly why my cough etc won’t go away for good.  I am seeing a specialist so hopefully that will resolve the  problem.  It has a more technical name, but it is basically lung inflammation.  

At least now that I know what is causing the problem and can do something about it. 

“Field Day” in the small City where I am temporarily working.  I enjoy working there, it i a different atmosphere.  

It is hard to explain.  

I was taking a break at the local McDonalds enjoying my coffee and breakfast parfait (Thank you McDonalds for the extended breakfast)  when I was approached by a customer who asked if I was the owner, that I looked like the owner.

Of course, I told her no, but I wish I was!  Of course, that isn’t really true, the last thing I would like to do is own a restaurant, I just wishI had the money it takes to own one.

To me a restaurant would be difficult, you are only as good as your current meal, plus all the possible health problems possible in a restaurant.

That’s it for today, Saturday, May 14, 2016.