26-28 January 2010

Much has happened in the past few days. On Tuesday I cancelled our Feb 1 flight to Port au Prince. It was simply too much to pay for a less than 72-hr drop into VOH with a return of Feb. 5. Things may work out for the better inasmuch as it now appears that a team of a dozen or so will go down sometime in the near future. All of which means that June will still go on her cruise with Becky, Jimmie-Lee, and her daughter. I get the week here by myself. Perhaps I can catch up on some writing, do some serious walking, buy the making of another batch of beer, perhaps visit Lisa, Katie, and Tim, and spend some time at the Orthodox cathederal in Atlanta.

Phatteicher's New Book of Festivals & Commemorati0ns arrived yesterday. An ecumenical effort that might well pay off. Chas' rose plant coming along nicely with the addition of coffee grounds in the soil. The "crown of thorns" suffers but showing small signs of renewal. And the bougainville looks as though it will make it for the spring outting.

Saw Extraordinary Measures with June on Tuesday as that cinema day is getting itself fairly institutionalized week by week. UK lost to SC and broke its winning streak.

This afternoon, after a fourth-straight afternoon walk with June, we go over to Barnesville, I to work on the boat, June to get her nails done (thank God I don't have to do that, rather spend my money on a good book), and later we're to have some of Hugh's chili. Good bright day now for that sort of thing.

Really looking forward to being alone. Must get the time really dedicated to what matters: prayer, fasting as recommended by the Didache, walking. I bought a big bag of dog food in case Mitzy shows up.

Obama's speech last night--a dandy. I need to write to Gina Rocca.