Time off

After a stress filled few months, personally and professionally, I am finally taking some time off work and away from home. A few days to rest, sleep, drive a few hundred miles (I like to drive), and take hundreds of pictures of gorgeous scenery.  

I was so wound up on my first day of my vacation I looked up how to relax on the internet. After looking at several websites related to relaxation I gave myself permission to not fill my days with activity.  I gave myself permission to read or sleep or sit on the balcony of my hotel rooom and watch the sun go down. To not worry about the things I am neglecting at home. To take some time and unwind the nerves. 

I have been gone 3 days now and going home tomorrow.  I feel better. I need to so this more often or find something I  can do at home to relax which is more cost effective if not as much fun. Yoga has never appealed to me but might be worth a try.  Meditation might be better if it helps the physical as well as the mental effect of stress. Will have to try. I want this feeling to continue.

So tomorrow will go home and put my pictures on the computer screen and revel in the awesome pictures I took. Slot canyon and Painted Desert in Arizona USA. Worth the trip. If you come here don't miss the roadside attraction where you can see dinosaur footprints. Bye for now. Sleep awaits.

   Hi. Anybody watching REACHER on PRIME VIDEO? Pretty cool. Did not read the books by Lee Childs so I cannot discuss differences between the books and the show. The characters are not typical for this type of show for the most part. Reacher is not what I expected, l am happy to say. I like Findley and Roscoe just as much as Reacher. Unexpected moments of humanity in the right places and stiff necked resolve in others. Great way to spend a few hours. 

Democrat who supports the second amendment

 I am sure there are other democrats who believe in our right to bear arms. I would like to hear from some. Anyone out there? I feel so alone.

 So by episode 5 of KNIGHT  Rider I was done. Enough. Moving on.

To another disappointment. The Book of Boba Fett. None of it is interesting or makes sense. Possibly I need to understand the backstory. I am on episode 3 and still don't care what happens to Boba Fett. There is not a character that I find interesting and the music is awful. I keep comparing it to the Mandalorian. That is such a great show. I was hooked a few minutes into the first episode and could not wait for the following week. Boba seems to have two facial expressions,  mouth open or mouth closed. Otherwise his face never changes.  I am going to keep watching because I refuse to believe that all episodes will be so bad with all the talent behind it. 

KNIGHT RIDER

 On NETFIX. Knight Rider is on Netflix. Ha ha. I never really watched it when it was on TV. And I can see why I never watched it before. But now I am hooked. No bad language. Lots of car action. Mild comedy. Tall good looking guy with an easy smile and good manners. What is not to like. Besides bad scripts and uneven acting. There were shows on every day with the same formula and I never thought I would miss it.  I watched high action gritty stuff.  Now I am tired of all the bad language and grisly violence and people acting badly. Maybe in my old age I like to believe people can be decent to one another and don't need to put one another down to lift themselves up.  The good guy can win.  See for yourself. Sit down with a cold bottle of coke and potato chips on your favorite comfy chair and watch Michael save, if not the world, then at least a small part of it.  We are all safer because of it.

RAGNAROK ON NETFLIX

 Hello. Anyone into Norse mythology, beautiful scenery and old giants, or maybe they are old gods. In any case they are worth watching.  The show is in Netflix and has subtitles and dubbed in English as the language spoken is actually Norwegian. Get past that and it is intriguing. The plot is good, the rise of Thor in modern times. A large bulky teenage boy, brave but not academically inclined, moves to town and transformes into something he was not  expecting. Only one old lady knows what is going on and she is not being helpful. Of course in order to keep the mystery going Magne (Thor in the making) does not ask a lot of questions of her. He is the strong and silent type. You should see what he does with his new found strength. Outstanding. Not going to say anymore.  I am on episode 5 now of season 1. Going to stop now so I can watch.

Broken hearted

Today a 9 year loses faith in people. She is a girl who may or may not be transgender. She wears her brother's shorts and shirts at school and plays mostly with boys. She is sweet and has the biggest heart of any kid I ever met. She loves animals and takes care of everyone. She is intelligent and curious and beautiful inside and out. And she lost another friend today because the friends parents won't let them play with her. How sad is that.  

How can we move forward as a society when there are so many people who cannot see beyond their own prejudice? What are they teaching their children and this sweet 9 year old? I can hardly type this for the tears.

What horrible thing do they expect will happen to their children if they play with her? She is fun and interesting and great company. She is a great friend. They would be lucky to have her as a friend. Blast their intolerance and I hope the kids are saddened by their parent's decision and confused enough to challenge or at least doubt the wisdom. This could be that point in a child's life when they realize that their parents are not always right and start looking beyond them for guidance and answers.  A lot for a 9 year old to process. 

A little girl will cry herself to sleep tonight. 

 She is strong and determined to be what she is in spite of any obstacles.  She is awesome just as she is and anyone who knows her knows that.  

Please, think before you break someone's heart.