1:20, 2:20, 3:20, 4:20 ... Sleepless in the deep south

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I've been awake since 1:20 a.m..  It's now 4:20 something, going on 5 a.m., and there is no herd of sheep in sight for me to count.  So, I tossed, I turned.  I watched some TV.  I loaded the dishwasher.  I contemplated the universe.  I went about the house putting things back into their proper place.  I contemplated getting a second job, just for the pure fun of being able to save even more money.  Then I wondered if I could live without TV (it's lackluster at best).  I also thought about giving up my Verizon account in favor of a Tracfone.  I don't talk on the phone much, and I think I could save in the neighborhood of $500.00 a year, just by making that switch.  I'm going to put that on my research list for tomorrow.  So far, that's about all I've done in the span of 4 hours.  

If the gym was open, I would go, but it doesn't open until around 10:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings.  I could read, and maybe I will.  I've been reading a book by Laura Hillenbrand who is the author of "Seabiscuit."  The Hillenbrand book that I'm reading is entitled "Unbroken -- A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption."  I understand it's based on a true story of it's lead character, Louis Zamperini.   I'm not a fan of war, or reading about war, but this book was recommended and loaned to me by an 80 something year old former marine with whom I work, and given a second recommendation by my doctor. I've been plugging away at it mostly while walking on the treadmill at the gym.  If you can call war and all that can happen during a war an adventure, it's definitely filled with adventure, but I wouldn't call one life threatening situation after another an adventure.  I would call that scary as hell, and sometimes I have to hide my eyes so as not to feel the fear I know I would have felt if I had been in the combat boots of Louie Zamperini and his comrades.  Don't get me wrong, I really like this book, and in honor of Louie Zamperini and all those who came before him, and went after him, I would definitely recommend it to you.  Let Louie take you to places where you will hopefully never have to go.  


P.S.  If you got the idea from my last post that my XXB and I "get it on" occasionally, think again. 



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