I had a strange dream of the day I was fired from a job I held for almost six years, back in the '90's. I was waiting for the company to write my last paycheck (I hung around to get it just to piss them off). Most of my co-workers were saying nasty things to my face( In reality, only two people said anything when I did the same thing in real life and a couple of people stood up for me, which I enjoyed watching.) and trying to push me around.

I woke up, had a little laugh, took a piss and went back to bed...

... and had the same dream again. I said some ungentlemanly things this time, then woke up for good. Contrary to what an old moovie title says, sometimes once IS enough!

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I suppose real life can be like baseball: Three strikes and you're out.

Last night I went to bed, after two nights in a row of insomnia. I turned out the light, got comfy and couldn't drift off to sleep. So I turned on the tv, watched something insipid on the tube and yawned. I figured I might as well give it a shot, so off went the tv. I snuggled down under the sheet, closed my eyes and...

the next thing I knew, the alarm clock was going off.

I got up today feeling refreshed and renewed.

Ah, what a few hours of deep sleep will do for the mind and body!

For the last two nights, I've had trouble falling asleep. Last night it took me around an hour and a half to drift off. I'm usually affected by insomnia when the weather starts to warm up. My body needs to adjust to the weather. Growing up, I would usually sleep 6 hours a night in the winter and 4 hours a night in the summer. As I've grown older, It has grown to 7 hours a night in the winter and 5 to 6 hours a night in the summer.

I don't work weekends. On Saturdays I get up at my regular time because I have laundry and grocery shopping to do. I like to get those out of the way so that I can relax the rest of the day and evening. Sundays I turn off the alarm clock (Saturday night) and lie in bed until I feel like getting up. It's my lazy day. I only venture out of my place to top off my gas tank and to maybe take a little cruise.

Sunday nights I actually have the time to cook a big dinner, then watch a movie or two before bed.

During my transitional stage from cold weather sleeping to warm weather sleeping, I've been know to take a nap during the afternooons on the weekend.

Soon I will be adjusted to the weather. I take comfort in the interval of transition that I know my own body and that all will be well soon.

Adjusting to cooler weather is easier. I just lay down and BAM! I'm out.

I believe the experts are right... switching to Daylight Savings Time DOES affect our bodies.

Now... if reading this hasn't put you asleep, go take a nap.

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The grand old pastime in America... baseball. The rules have been tweaked over the years: Originally, a batter got four strikes and nine balls, and the pitchers threw underhanded (think fast pitch softball). The catcher stood about 10 feet behind home plate, probably because they, like everyone else, didn't wear a glove. The game has come a long way in the 180 years that they've been playing baseball and through it all there have been some great moments.

Sometimes I wonder, like Adam Sandler has here, if they weren't making it up as they went along. lol. :

Millennials don't eat grapes.

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... hilarious!

The good news: After receiving 3 inches of rain the last couple of days, We had a respite today... sunshine enough to soak up some of the standing water. I actually could walk to the mailbox without wearing boots!

The bad news: More rain predicted for the next four days.

I'm thinking of starting on a big boat and gathering animals.

Rich and famous from wearing funny outfits (cosplay) and making faces.


I'd take that job in a heartbeat.

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I actually saw this on the local weather Friday. We had rain all day Thursday, some of it rather hard rain. When I turned on the local news today, I was astounded. Most of the state here received rain, from 3 tenths to a little over 1 inch.

My town only received 2 and a quarter inches.

Was God upset with us here for some reason?

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America is great. Always has been great. Is it perfect? No. Is it better than most countries in the world? Yes.

If it wasn't great, we wouldn't have so many people trying to come here.

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