I love the ocean. Today, I was feeling confident enough to swim out to the little coral reefs. And, it was totally wonderful. Well, except for this creature.
The crown of thorns starfish is native to Hawai’i and most of the time aren’t a real problem. But they are still big, ugly and menacing looking. (they are problems in other oceans)
I had a fine day today. Went to a “hard for me” yoga class at 7:30 this morning. Then I went for that nice swim. And, I made pineapple, avocado and tuna salad for lunch. Spent the afternoon reading, Nightmare in Pink, a 1965 novel in John D. McDonald’s Travis McGee series. Carlton had a lot of Travis McGee books in our Amazon account.
And, here is Carlton in all of his butter bars glory with hot air in hand. Carlton didn’t consider himself a veteran. His active duty Army career was only so-so. Apparently one of his CO’s wasn’t too pleased with Lt Combs. So, as soon as possible Carlton became a civilian. Carlton called himself a Sunshine Soldier – he was on active duty after Korea and before Vietnam. He spent most of his time in the wilds of Oklahoma – Fort Still.
“On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” H.L. Menchen Baltimore Sun, July 26, 1920.
No martial law yet. Damn, that pusillanimous creature.