personal

Yesterday I walked to jail for the first Alpha class of the fall session. It was hot but frankly it does not seem to be debilitating. I do not know why that is. Perhaps because our house is only partially air conditioning and the part that is is not cold cold. But I have always hated a really cold building.

Anyway people keep telling me I shouldn't go out but when I do go outside I do not feel awful. I have in the past. Is this something about getting older? I do sweat and have to watch fluids but I sweat in cooler temperature. I feel fine after 3.5 miles. I could use a little more water but otherwise I feel fine. The walk back at 9 PM is cooler. It is no problem. On the way back I stopped for a coke and some chips. One of the prisoners suggested I find a taco stand and get something. They want to know that I ate better than they did after I left. They were going to have Ramen noodles. Did I eat better than them?

While I was walking I found a nearby neighbor is working on an outdoor jacuzzi. The fence is partially down, maybe because they obviously brought in a digger to make a hold close to six feet deep. The walls are too straight. The hole is about 10 feet by 5 feet. Why I think it is a jacuzzi because there are a bunch of PVC pipes run around the edges and especially on one side. I can imagine this as the inside of the wall. When made the jacuzzi will be pretty small.

I also saw a bus car accident up by McKinney and St. Emmanuel. The bus tried to turn and did not see a nice expensive car, maybe a Mercedes. There was a crunch and the bus stopped. The car backed up and the bus continued. They stopped to discuss it. I kept on going.

Just before that there was a suspicious man on a bicycle. He was balancing a big long heavy piece of equipment likely taken from a distribution company. I'm thinking theft. But I have no way to stop him or really to even accuse him. And I cannot bring my cell phone since I am going into jail.

I was less sweaty this week than last week. This week I got an idea from somewhere and brought a fresh shirt to wear into jail.

I should have brought my leader's book. Without that I could not think of any good questions and small group bogged down. Sigh.