An early morning followed by an early lunch followed by an early day

My early morning alarm clock, that would be when Cindy turns toward me and starts to breath heavily in my ear, went off around 5:00 this morning. I placed my glasses on my face and went out into the living room to hit the power button on the television and see if there was anything besides infomercials on at that time of the morning. I watched thirty minutes of "Becker" then turned off the television and dozed for about thirty minutes until Cindy's shower woke me up and I found the morning light was reflecting off the living room wall from the front window.

I considered the time, despite the fact that I couldn't read the clock on the wall. Judging by the intensity of the light on the living room wall, I could tell that Tex needed to find a spot on the lawn in order to decorate the yard. I fought the need for action and allowed the muscles in my arms and legs to atrophy for a few minutes.

But I knew this was a losing proposition and I finally got up to take Tex out. He did not disappoint. When I returned to the interior of the house, I noticed the couch beckoning and lay my body back down to catch a few more moments.

Meanwhile, Cindy entered the living room in her towel and asked if the coffee was ready. I always make the coffee unless there is something to take me out of the house too early to make the coffee. I usually make enough for Cindy, since Kate doesn't ordinarily take coffee in the morning. Of course, I don't drink coffee.

So I filled the coffee maker with water and coffee grounds and turned the machine to brew Cindy's morning coffee. Meanwhile, Cindy reentered the living room and asked me if I would water the plants in the carport. I suggested that it would be good to do this at lunch, since Kate would be with me and could help me move the plants on to the back patio for watering. Meanwhile, I went back out front to take the garbage cans to the street, along with some extraneous additional trash. As I moved the trash toward the street, Cindy reminded me to take the rest of the trash to the street and then decided that I really needed to water the plants today.

So I went back to the carport and removed the plants to the back patio and started to water the plants. Cindy came out and suggested that I finish taking the trash out to the street. I did and went back inside to take a shower and shave and dress for the day.

I got to the office late this morning and the day followed suit. I did get the Walker probate set up for good and need to talk to my clients before Monday. McDonough is getting way out of hand. Too much traffic. Too many cars. It took me forty minutes to return to Griffin. All the additional time was due to traffic. No extra stops. No slow down in the journey. Just the usual traffic in McDonough.

Too bad I am old enough to remember when it took twenty minutes to get from downtown Griffin to downtown McDonough. Both trips took you through farmland and cattle farms. They are no more. Just one house after another. Convenience stores. Gas stations. People. People. People.

Elbow room, cried Daniel Boone.

The original American dream: peace, land and solitude.