The Cardinal Rule of Vacation


So, it has been a slow news week here at the domicile. I can check out and chill out with the best of them. Slacker Mode.

Actually, I have been working out a lot, meeting with some peeps, and got in a side trip for some Russian River beer tasting and Berwyn Pizza Stromboli. I also finished the novella "Heart of Darkness" which was the favorite of Anthony Bourdain. Not getting the affection. It was interesting. Not great. More like a comic book with exotic characters in far away places. Ivory will make you do weird things...

Chances are I will finish Les Mis soon. 86% done. Reminds me of one of those Window Updates...86% finished. Don't turn your computer off. I don't even remember when I started reading it. It has been that long. The barricade was just bum rushed. The end is near. Obviously, a great book. Today Hugo was expounding on Paris sewage for several pages. I won't tell you why.

Since it isn't taking a lot to wow me these days, last night I saw a Cardinal (the bird, not the Catholic Varsity) pecking around the yard after the rainstorm. For some reason, I derived a lot of joy just watching it do its bird thing. Such a pretty creature. That's all. Just considered that God makes creatures beautiful.

There is a time to work, a time to rest. A time to travel, a time to stay home. A time to be with a crowd, a time to be alone.  Sometimes it is just cool to look at a bird. 

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