Today has been horrible. I hate this damn cast on my left leg. My back hurts, my foot hurts, and it takes forever to get washed and dressed in the morning. Then there was work, never much fun. Then I went home to check on the dogs and got rear ended on my way back to work. Worse, the guy who hit me has no driver's license and no insurance. What he does have, however, is an extensive criminal record, including burglary, drug charges, harassment, and receiving stolen property. He knows where I live, and he's pissed off at me for calling the police.

Then I came home after work to find a note in the door from the police saying the dogs barked all morning and the neighbors complained. (I have now closed the dog door and closed the windows and turned on the A/C. That way the neighbors won't hear them tomorrow.) Then there was a message on the machine telling me to call the Orthopedic Dr. to talk about payment for the damn brace...which was approved by insurance but we have the $1,000.00 deductible. There was also a message from the insurance adjuster saying he wants to see the car tomorrow. I called and told him he could see it in my parking lot at work.

I'm too busy at work to be able to deal with all the problems that are cropping up right now. I sure hope tomorrow is better. I'm going to bed now.

Danorsong just made my Mother's Day! She showed up this morning to make me a lovely breakfast, and gave me the perfect mummu. It's a garish print with pockets on the side, exactly the sort of thing that my mother would have worn, and I love it. If one is going to wear a mummu, it should be as baggy as possible, and absolutely must have pockets. It must be cotton, and it must be some sort of wild print, that most people wouldn't dream of wearing. I think I'll live in this one, all summer long.

Tomorrow I go back to work. Last night I dreamed that I was in law school, and couldn't find my hall locker (we didn't have any lockers at law school), and couldn't remember the combination to the lock. All my text books were locked inside, and I couldn't study for finals as I couldn't access my books. No one in administration would tell me the locker number or combination for "security" reasons. If this isn't a typical stress dream, I don't know what is.

I'm dreading returning to work. I've loved being home and being able to concentrate on ME for a change. It's been easy to exercise and lose weight, because I'm not exhausted as I am at the end of a long work day. I've been at my job for almost 29 years. I'm tired. 29 years of listening to other peoples' problems and coming up with solutions that they may or may not accept. 29 years of too much paperwork and not enough support staff and not enough pay.

Any way I look at it, I've got to continue for another three to five years. I need to get everything paid off, especially the house, so I can continue to live at a decent standard of living after I retire. I remember how horrible high school was, and how I thought life would continue to get easier, and better, as time went on. It never gets easier. Things change. Some things get easier and others get more difficult, but it's never easy. Maybe it will be after retirement. One can hope.

Yesterday my friend, Wendy, and I took my dog, Sophie, for a walk on the campus of F&M college. Near the student union, a group of guys was singing a cappella. As we approached, Wendy warned me, "Don't start singing with them!". We were being fairly surreptitious, in our approach.... No, that's a lie. I made a bee line for them, but I hadn't intended on interrupting them. Wendy hung back a bit and listened from a far.

There are chairs and tables outside the student union. That's one of the reasons why we walk there. My leg is still weak from my knee replacement, and at F&M, I can walk, then sit and rest, then walk some more. In any event, I sat, and began to listen to the beautiful, young voices. Sophie frolicked around them as they sang.

They became aware that I was watching them. (Hard to miss, I guess, as I was staring straight at them with a rapt look on my face.) Without missing a beat, they moved as a group and came to where I was sitting. They formed a semi circle in front of me and sang, "Hooked on a Feeling". Rapture. Perfect harmony, good beat, and lovely young men. I started singing along with them, and Sophie added her barking as she ran around us in circles. We sang it twice through, and it was so much fun. I can't remember the last time I was serenaded. I felt sixteen again.

My knee replacement surgery went well, and I'm now home, in pain, but doing well.

I just bought two tickets to see Louis Black at the Sovereign Center in Reading PA on Friday, October 24th. We see Bill Maher on Saturday, September 27th, in Philly. I'm so excited! I love them both, and can't wait to see them live. I know I'm being extravagant, but who the hell cares? Some things are worth charging.

Last evening, after work, my friend and I went to Cherry Hill Orchards to pick cherries. The trees are so laden with cherries that many of the branches bend down to the ground. We took Sophie with us, and she raced up and down the rows of cherry trees and had a glorious time while we picked. I now have perfect dark red cherries that were only $2.50 a pound! I love living in Lancaster where it is so easy to get farm fresh fruits and veggies at a decent price. Cherry picking will continue for about two more weeks. Later we'll return for peaches & nectarines. Oh, mustn't forget...they have sour cherries for pies too!

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