just keep livin’

It’s been a day,,, a good day, despite the twingy back thing goin’.

I pushed too hard this week, the back is bitchin’bout it, and I REFUSE to just roll over and take it.   Took Lyssa out for a spell.

Did some shopping too.  Frivolous shopping at that: I stopped at a bookstore.  One classic I didn’t have in my library (Fahrenheit 451,,,thanks for the reminder Sarah!) and Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (very FEW actors I like,  but he is one, and He doesn’t come off as pretentious in the few public appearances I have seen him in,,, Rather down to earth FWIW)

Haven’t started reading either yet; the first is one I read many many many moons ago, and stuck with me even to now, but Sarah pointed out that I have blank spots in my recall of it: must correct that,,,,   Will read when the dark, kold, long nights arrive and little to be done outside.   The other,,, I don’t read jacket covers, for one.  I broke open the book to a random section to sample the writing style and next thing I knew, I was   five pages in.   SOLD!!!!   (and it was on clearance so that was a bonus to me,  He already was paid his royalties since this was a major publisher, not indie and I don’t feel bad about shorting the majpubs,,,,, If you are a regular at Sarahs sites, you’ll understand.)

The back cover of the book has “Just keep livin’,” on it.  Can’t say there is any better advice in the world.

I really need to find a waterproof case for books so I can take one with me while kayaking.  It would be rather nice to find some place to camp, read, and just get away for a bit without needing to travel,,,(and not be pestered by furries wanting ‘ttentions!!!  Love ’em, but they are distracting when I want to focus,,,)   I think it would be cool to paddle to a remote place, camp and read near a fire,,,,  Call me the incorrigible romantic,,,LOL.

Lyssa did me good today.   1/2mile open water crossing, in waves, with fast movers,,,,,   Didn’t get as much distance as I would have prefered but,,,   Yeah, that back thing was an issue.  I was hoping that paddling (which uses core muscles) would loosen me up, but nopes,,, exact opposite,,, And I knew I needed to load Lyssa back up and being alone,,, Better do it before I hit Crippled Status.  

And some jackass had dropped two dogs off at the ramp.  Both female, one still at that puppy stage but full grown, the other obviously recently weaned a batch of pups (teats still droopin’)   And they were scared shitless of people, but I saw them playing as I was paddling back in, so I know they are ‘buddies’ if not related in some way.   Shit like that is why I don’t like people most days.   I left them a couple pounds of Voodoos kibble (bought while out shopping) and I hope they wander up the road to someones house and get adopted.  I don’t have the room for more, or I would have tried to rescue them.  People suck somedays,,, 

And here I am at home,,, Back twinging bad, but slowly ebbing off; some ibuprofen and a good nights sleep after a hot HOT shower should do me some good.  If not, I make another appointment with the Chiro (thanks B for the Hookup, timing is everything,,,)  

Just keep livin,,,  I will, and I don’t care what some people think I ‘should’ do, to do that: it’s MY life, right?  (seems to me, that I have written about this a time or two,,, usually under the ‘selfish’ maxim,,, and that to be self-less is NOT a virtue,,,, Maybe I need to re-find and revive that post,,,,)