Suddenly taken GRUMPY today. I was walking across one of our lobbies today. The one that has an unfortunate echo effect. I had an almost uncontrollable desire to yell “I hate this funking place”. Which would have at best gotten me a visit from the social worker and at worse a transfer to the Terrarium where you are locked up and have no access to dangerous implements.
Before I committed social seppuku, I scuttled back up to my room. Locked my door. Made a pot of good coffee and watched a short film about AI. (Available for you viewing pleasure – free – for the next few days at Do You Trust This Computer
This link was sent by a friend along with the reminder that I am the warden of The Asylum and not an inmate.
By dinner, I recovered my sanity sufficiently to come to dinner and heartily enjoy a steak, baked potato and Guinness. Oh and something green. Spinach, I think.
And, I was told it was time to “make a gratitude list”. OK.
I am grateful for:
- Elizabeth the housekeeper who cleaned my room today
- The internet – so, I could watch Do You Trust This Computer
- Kona coffee.
- Chocolate
- Friends here at the Asylum
- Friends at the Hospital – and they still let me hang out there 3 days a week
- Yoga
- The hope that spring may be coming soon
- My nice warm bed – where books, coffee cups and water bottles now fill up “Carlton’s side”.
- I hate being old – but I am grateful that I lived long enough to be old. Not everyone gets to.
Nobody is promised tomorrow.