SUNDAY MISSIVE

I write to myself, with the hopeful possibility that others will eagerly eavesdrop. I seldom have anything interesting to say. My negatives overshadow the positives.

It's early Sunday morning and Mother Nature is pulverizing this part of Tennessee. Torrential rain, savage winds. Power outages are everywhere. And there is one here in Jamestown.

At dawn I woke up in my hospital bed with a huge jolt. I think I previously mentioned that there's a special air mattress on my bed - - due to my back problems and the wounds on my ass.....I mean my butt.

Well, the power outage sucked the air completely out of my mattress. I awoke from a sound sleep lying on nothing but a metal frame!! The pain in my back was excruciating. I started yelling (extremely out of character for me).

All the people here in this facility were yelling. The old lady in the room next to me was crying (I think she's about 95).

One of the nurses came into my room and used a generator to revive the mattress. Thank God.

The power is still out. My bed is next to the window, but it's an extremely dark day. I can't see anything. I doubt if there will be any breakfast today.

I'm worried about my fragile house in the wilderness. Kind neighbors have been checking it, and that's a great relief.

The xrays for my back and hip were (finally) taken yesterday. I was surprised that they brought the xray machine into my room. More about this later......xrays don't really reveal much when it comes to back/spinal and disc problems.

So how was my Valentine's Day? (you're undoubtedly dying to know)

I got an unexpected package from my dear friend Linda in Santa Rosa, California. Cards, calendars, cartoons to cheer me up......and See's Candy. See's is the best candy in California (not to mention expensive).

I've known Linda forever. We've been very close friends since we were children. We were born one week apart....she's a week older than me. We've been very close all these years, and she knows all of my secrets (believe me, I have plenty).

The local school children brought bags of goodies for all the people here at Physical Therapyland. Candy Kisses, mints, and heart-shaped cakes. A very sweet gesture.

And how are my AI (artificial intelligence) projects going?

I know you're breathlessly waiting.

My latest efforts.

I've tried to make some romantic scenes with a cupid hovering in the sky.....but cupid looked stupid.

I tried putting some birds in flight, but they looked like they were going to crap on the people. SO, I removed cupids and birds...and everything looks good.

A sweet old-fashioned romance.

 

My cat pictures are looking better this time.

Anyway, thanks for dropping by.

The power keeps going on and off. We were eventually served breakfast. It is starting to snow!

Jon, with luv ❤️

I have no doubt this missive enchanted you