"....'You Like Me, You Really Like Me'..(With Acknowledgement/Apologies To Sally Fields And Her Oscar Acceptance Speech For 'Places In The Heart')..."

Good Afternoon;

It's bright and sunny, cold but not bitterly so, it is actually colder in the shed due to the fact that it is still in the shadow of the office building, than outside. I crawled out of the bag about 10:15 am. and went to the Giant for my morning ablutions. I purchased a small tomato and some 'in-store braised' brisket, a hot cup of fresh ground and freshly brewed coffee, (from a machine!!, it is as good as..[ or dare I blaspheme....BETTER THAN...] Starbucks!), and a pint of OJ,..(I have a craving for Vitamin C right now)... To put myself in 'the Spirit of the Holidays' I tossed a handful of coin into the Salvation Army bell ringer's bucket, and to put 'the Spirit of the Holidays' in me, went to the liquor store and added some low, (low..low..low..) budget Russian anti-freeze to my coffee.

I am still waiting for the 'ex' to call and drive by the library so I can give her this Polar Bear shaped and decorated frosted cookie that I have for Rachel, but as she was leaving to go out 'in a few minutes'...an hour ago!.., and has not called yet, who knows if it will happen. My Bad!!., she just called, she got tied up at the post office.....LOL

Wow, I was looking at the traffic on the blog, (Thank you all!), and one of the referrals has been from a Tumblr blog called "AND SO IT GOES...", written by..

About the author:

I'm Sherry. Currently studying abroad in Nantes, France.

A student at Northwestern University.

Taiwanese.

I'm a lover of cats, tea and sleep.

(see, and move your cursor to and click on the link in red below).

..... And so it goes... .....

I went to check it out and she had posted a link to MY blog and this comment....

"I actually genuinely enjoy reading his blog. And it makes me want to meet him."

As I said..WOW!, what a boost to both my ego and self esteem!

(Hell, I'm ready to fall in love, sight unseen, with a total stranger on those two sentences...LOL!...[Yeah, Yeah, we all know I have loneliness issues...lighten up, it was a joke.....] {or was it?...hee..hee..hee..!!} .... [But then again, Michelle (Mlle) and I became lifelong friends and soul mates due to the simple statement.."You intrigue me, Dave....."!]..... Such is the curse of the incurable romantic.....and irrepressible optimist..(LOL).

To return the favor, here is her link, (above in red )it is both a fun and interesting read. It seems we share a similar sense of humor, irony, and outlook..... I guess it's true what they say;

Great Minds Think Alike!...........LOL!

And Sherry, the feeling is mutual, (I remember your comment from last April about my 'International Audience'....lol!), my e-mail is on the header of the blog, when you get back from France, if you can arrange to travel back to Chicago by way of Baltimore...write me. Even if it is only a layover at the airport, the Light Rail runs right up into the International terminal....and I...'have bus pass...will travel'.....lol. (And don't take the above TOO seriously.....unless of course....you want to....lol.)

Sunday at the Mt. Washington Starbucks was a mob scene in the afternoon when I FINALLY got there, (it was 'Idiot Day At The MTA', all day and night, only the most incompetent and ignorant drivers seemed to be working, covering all the bases from racism to apathy, and when they decided to actually drive the buses, and trains, the schedules seemed to be mere suggestions), there was no table free, and the only seat available to share was with this gentleman at the small round table in the middle of the store, right in the path of every shopper with an overload of bags, (as was the back of my head!!!...LOL). But serendipity was at work also, I had almost 2 hours of wonderful and varied conversation with an intelligent and articulate and most importantly..Interesting new acquaintance. We covered the field from music and music technology, to social services and my situation, to politics in Baltimore..and on and on. It was what a coffee shop/meeting place atmosphere should be. The guy is involved in the recording industry and also with a locally produced FREE!!!!! Internet radio station featuring local independent and new musicians and groups, Umbrella Radio. Check it out at:

http://www.umbrellaradio.org/

Almost 63 hours of continuous indie music, 24 hours before a repeated song.

And it is a NON-PROFIT!!! Check it out and donate if you can.

And Thank You, John for a great addition to my day.

I am meeting Jenn this afternoon at the food store, she is going to trade some cash for food and help my liquid assets improve. She has an anniversary to go to at 10:00 pm, so she is not going to her home group in Mt. Washington this evening. I'll get a ride to the train and spend a couple hours at the coffee shop after we shop I guess, since I have pretty much killed all afternoon her at the library and I want to get out.

I am signing off for now, I'll see you tomorrow, unless some other witty or pithy comment surfaces while there are computers open...lol.

later........Dave