monday
"Transfer of Energy".
Noticed when looking at the calendar yesterday that it was officially Grandparents Day, in addition to the day we were celebrating Dave and Jules' birthdays. Also when I thought about it some more I came to remember that yesterday was the anniversary of the day I met Dave 40 years ago. In getting ready for company Dave and I did an extra good cleaning yesterday of the common places here inside and out and now the back porch is an inviting place again instead of a catchall for lots of junk like it had gotten to be. Our gift to ourselves. Last night I dreamed about the old house at Deemer's Dam where we used to live and where I first met Dave. I wish I could remember more of the dream. It seemed like in the dream I was visiting it again. Many things had changed. Someone new lived there. I wasn't sure which door to knock on. In the dream I was comparing the changes and the things that were still the same in the yard and in the house.
Being a human is strange. Being capable of "remembering" is strange. Being able to be in two or more places or times (mentally) is a strange thing. It's something uniquely human. We are "something else". Today is September 11th. A big day that lots of people like to remember. I think we should forget it. Why keep that anger alive? We were attacked, yes. Many places are attacked by the US government all the time. They want revenge. "Remembering 9/11" is generating revenge too. On and on it goes.
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Candy and I are planning to do the bike trip today that we couldn't do last week because of the rain. Bike from Lucinda to Leeper and back on the Rail 66 Trail. It's not supposed to be hot today. It'll barely get above 70F.
