Homeless - 41

Hi,

Hope things are well with you. Things for me are about the same which boils down to 'not dead yet'.

Things are a bit different with the weather change. Having a pool environment to bask in is a nice option when the weather permits but the colder temperatures narrow the options of where to spend time at. Outside of the library and the truck, the other places to sit and bask in the quiet want some money for you to hang out. That is understandable due to the attribute of any successful business plan that relies on significant customer throughput to maximize profits. When it really gets cold out, there are a couple of fast food places that I will spend some time in after I buy a cup of coffee. I would much rather be by the pool though.

Job situation the same...no need going into that.

Stopped by the other day where I have a couple of suitcases stored and retrieved a couple of cold weather items; namely, a thick sweater, a couple of long sleeved pullovers and two pair of sweat pants. In a couple of weeks, I will retrieve a couple of more items and start leaving some of the summer gear behind.

I was invited over for Thanksgiving feasting with a benefactor's family. I had a couple of beers, watched some football and consumed Thanksgiving quantities. I tried sweet potato pie for the first time. It must have been good because I went back for seconds. The company was enjoyable and the time passed very quickly. It is a pity that I can't put the food molecules away like I used to because all of it was good. Wished I could've gnawed on the stuff for the next couple of days. Don't know if I made a fool of myself but sure hope I'm invited back. Their canine was decent also - maybe it sensed that I wasn't hungry when she approached me.

The following weekend went to a benefactor's birthday party on a Saturday night and had an enjoyable time. The food, cake and the company was enjoyable. However, they included Everclear as the major ingredient in the Jello shots. For those of you that are unfamiliar with Everclear it is a 199 proof alcohol that you utilize to clean engine parts or you can drink it or both at the same time if so inclined. I was told the next day that I was out of it by 11 PM while they went on till 4:30 AM. Can't put that away like I used to either. The next day we paid the price by laying around all day watching TV and lightly snoozing. There was a firm vow never to use that ingredient again in anything.

One of the benefactor's has a couple of cats. One is amendable to human interaction. The other one I did not see at beginning of our relationships and got the first glimpse of that feline in October when I helped them move. That feline is a little skittish around humans and is believed to have been mistreated by a human male - she doesn't seem to have a problem with roaming the apartment when only women are present. During the day of the Everclear recovery while sitting around watching Spiderman 3, the cat came out and wandered around and even sniffed my outstretched hand. Not much but a good start to let her know that not all human males are buttheads. Animals, as a general rule, like me though they may be a bit nervous about approaching me if I haven't had a meal recently.

As for the Spiderman movie, it was not completely satisfying. The first two I thought were good enough to warrant a place in my home library but this one lacked something. I don't know but maybe it is the voice of the actor being down all the time and always fighting super-villains. Movie Guys, next Spidey movie, have him take on a crime syndicate, you know, just a bunch of mean humans. And have him joke around more. In the comic books, he was always a smartass when he was whupping and getting whupped on. And maybe get another actor with a different voice that is a bit lighter and uplifting. And more agility in the fighting moves. Maybe have him fight the Hulk or team up with a couple of other Marvel heroes. Please don't take the route of the Star Trek movie franchise!


See ya next time with more movie suggestions and whatnot,

David

P.S.
To the movie guys...if you go with my suggestion on the Spidey movie, I expect a take of 2% total gross.