Tempus Fugit

First day of vacation gone. Man did it go by FAST. After the Bay I washed the windows on the south side of the condo, did some wonderful household chores and that is about it. The rest of the day I’ve been surfing the internet.

How does time go by so fast when I am on the internet? I was looking at dogs in a 75 mile radius of my house and then shopping for a book for my sister’s birthday. I hate when I don’t know what to give someone for a birthday gift. She has so much – I don’t know what she wants now.

Oh well. Probably get her a gift certificate somewhere.

Tomorrow I want to finish cleaning the condo and then go to the beach to sit in the sun. Would be great if it only got up to 85 tomorrow instead of 95.

Be safe out there!

Life on the Bay

It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? –Henry David Thoreau

High clouds that revel the Himalayas surround the Bay on all sides, yet the Bay itself is under blue skies and sunshine. Kind of makes one think it is the calm before the storm – we’ve been having a lot of storms lately…thank you very much!

Boogie board skiers zoom by the viewing area – I can’t help it, my eyes search the water for that rising fin as the Jaws soundtrack jumps into my head. No sharks today thank goodness. Off in the distance a bit I can see a parasailer floating high above the surface – what a great view they must have up there. I really need to do that one of these days.

Have yet to see a sailboat out so maybe the wind is keeping them moored today. The boats out there are rocking like a diabolical rocking chair – making me green about the gills even though I’m on solid ground.

With the temps in the 90’s and the heat index close to 100, it is damn hot out. There is a big retriever in the water swimming around – I’m jealous because he looks so refreshed. I have to laugh though as he fails to “retrieve” the chew toy for his master who ends up having to wade out in the turbulent water to get it before the current takes it beyond reach.

Traffic behind me buzzes by like a swarm of bees on their way to a new poppy field. Are the drivers even glancing at the beauty around them or are their important days with its important deadlines making them focus more on getting from spot A to spot B as quickly as possible?

For me, I plug into the relaxed southern rhythm of life. How I do love it here.

Good Morning World

Can’t believe it is already 1pm on my first day of vacation. I went and ate my lunch at the Bay and stopped in at Walgreens for more soda. I looked for index cards but they didn’t have any. Really should have grabbed some aspirins I guess cuz my head is still pounding away – this is like the fourth day in a row now.

I finished the book I took to work at 2:15 am this morning so was a little late getting to bed. It wasn’t bad and I must admit – it had me stumped for awhile. The killer is always someone the main character has interacted with during the book so as I eliminate them by little details throughout the book, I can guess the killer long before the end. This one did throw me in that a couple of the details were lies about one of the characters who ended up being the killer. Guess you can’t expect insane people to always give you sane answers when it comes to their background and what not. Anyway, it wasn’t a bad book – not gripping but held my interest for the most part.

I had a cardiac arrest yesterday. It is so frustrating when people won’t cooperate in getting the victim to the ground to open their airway. I understand it can be difficult but I hate hearing someone say “I can’t” without even trying. Pull the guys legs till he falls out of the chair, knock the chair over, push him over the side…do whatever it takes to get the person to the floor. For god’s sake, you can’t hurt him anymore then dying already is.

But oh well. The guy died, the woman cried, and I just got angry. Life goes on.

V A C A T I O N!!!!!!!

So, I’ve made some tentative plans for my 11 days off. Starting Monday I am going to drive to each of our fire stations. Geography is very important so I need to learn the County better. Figure I can take my time, stop off for lunch somewhere and enjoy my outings.

One day I’ll go down to Roni’s for supper – she is dying to try her red snapper recipe. Then we’ll go out to the local club to listen to live music by the Gulf. One of the days I’ll go down to Fort Myers to have lunch and a movie with my brother – probably stop off at the Shell Factory as well.

On one of the Thursdays I’ll go up to the zoo – Haven’t seen it in awhile and I always enjoy going. Course it depends on how hot it is – the animals won’t be out if it is too damn hot out. Can’t say I blame them.

I plan on taking in one movie on my own down at the new theaters. Might hit a few shops while I’m down there at the mall. I was kind of hoping to see the Pirates movie – no, I haven’t seen it yet – but it is already gone.

Will pretty much bum around the rest of the days – maybe snorkel at Lido Beach, go down to Manasota Beach to swim with Roni, or find a way to go parasailing. I’d also like to repaint the living room if I get the chance. My hopes of getting new floors in the living room will not be realized but I’m probably better off since I want to paint in there. I will try to get a carpet cleaner and do the carpets – I’m sure that will take most of one day.

I also plan on getting a dog – hopefully Wednesday – so I have plenty of time with it before I have to start leaving it alone with Simon while I work. I have given up finding a purebred that is reasonably priced so will check out the local dog shelters.

Before I know it, the days will be gone and I’ll be back at work again.