Got up early this morning (0630) and took Max for a walk. It was 66 degrees and very comfortable. The sky was crystal clear, and the air was calm and cool. Couldn’t be better.

Then, as I sat here, looking out the window, time flittered by and all the sudden it was 1100! How could that happen so quickly? Also, the clouds had rolled in, and the wind picked up, threatening to blow stuff all over the park. I had the awning out and had to put it away before it joined the other litter flying around. Actually, there wasn’t much litter flying around, just the wind. It’s a little windy here all the time so there isn’t much litter at all on base. What litter there may have been was blown away a long time ago. I think I saw a sign somewhere on base alerting folks to just toss stuff out the car window on base because it will be quickly blown off base. It winds up along the freeways that surround and pass through the city. I’ve seen it.

Diane is getting ready for a trip to the Commissary, but Max and I have to stay home. That’s OK because I’ve got a ton of stuff to do here. Can’t tell you what chores I have waiting right now, but I might remember eventually. Sometimes I remember stuff.

After Diane departed for her commissary run, and possible toe-job (pedicure), Max and I set off in the direction of the only enclosed dog run we’ve seen so far. When we got there, I unshackled him, and he walked free for about 50 feet. What he actually did was walk with me to the middle of the enclosure then sat down under the chair I chose and sat there the entire time. I kept waiting for him to make a move, but it didn’t happen. I had his little tennis ball and tossed a couple of times, but he just watched it. When it didn’t come back to him, he lost interest. Dog runs just aren’t any fun if you’re the only dog in it. He told me that, and I understood him.

On the way back home, we encountered a rig from Montana that had 2 goats tied up out front. Not a common sight in an RV park. Next to them was a cage full of ripe chickens, then 2 big Akita dogs came around the corner, and James, the resident, said he had a couple of cats, too. He told me he and his wife are in the process of moving here from Montana and kinda brought the farm with them. Pretty interesting. I might have to take Diane over there to meet the herd. If she wants to, that is. I think Max would love to have a baby goat to play with.

The wind has been blowing very hard most of the day. The way it makes the RV shiver is reminiscent of being on a cruise ship. Most of the time you can’t see how the ship is moving, but you can feel the subtle jitters as it plows through the water. That’s the feeling, but in the RV you can definitely feel the movement when a strong gust slams into it. Max doesn’t like it.

A UPS truck showed up while Max and I were gone. He left us the little stairs Diane ordered so Max can climb on the bed, if he wants to. I introduced him to it but he didn’t seem to be very happy about having to get on/off the bed all by himself. He’s getting lazy.

He also left the tire covers I ordered to protect them from the blistering sun.

Even though it’s cooled down a bit, the sun can still wreak havoc on tires, and human bodies. My little skinny arms and legs are no longer pasty white. I’ve been wearing shorts like the natives. I can do that now because my knees are almost totally healed from the falls I took at home. Seems like knees get the worst of those events. Next is the elbows. I think it was the last tumble I took that added in my forehead just for fun. That’s been many months ago and I haven’t had the urge to fall since them.

Diane returned from her trip to the commissary with a carload of groceries and newly painted toes. She also brought me an appointment card for next Monday, with Emily, to get my own toes whittled down a little. She won’t let me get a paint job. I don’t know why because I always wear socks so it’s not like I’m going to embarrass her.

We had planned to go to the movie this evening but since she spent quite a while shopping, she had second thoughts. So, we stayed home. Instead of the movie, I got to watch the Oregon Ducks beat the Purdue Boilermakers. The Boilermakers have a reputation of beating ranked teams, so I was a bit concerned since Oregon is #2 in the nation. When it was done, the score was 35-0 for Oregon. It made me happy. Oregon is 7-0 for the season and some analysts think they might just go all the way. We’ll see.

All of you needed to know that.

Now it’s time to wrap things up and get to bed. I just took Max for a short walk and had to wear a coat. The temperature is 63 degrees and chilly. Diane told me that overnight it’s supposed to be 49 degrees. I’ll have to wear long legged pants for that one.

That’s it for Friday. Be safe.