Hot water

-
Hot water...  No, for once I'm not in any, if you'll pardon the expression, trouble.  Hot water is my new friend.  It makes coffee for me in the morning.  It makes things hurt a lot less while I'm sitting in the bathtub enjoying the hot water.  Anymore, I'm so stiff in the morning, a hot bath has become part of my ritual.  I think of all the money I wasted over the years and am kicking myself...I never bought a hot tub.  Wanted one, but never bought one.  Probably just as well, now, but boy, could I sure use a visit to one.

I have this little thingie that's supposed to turn your tub into a whirlpool.  It works OK.  I haven't used it in a very long time, though.  Maybe I'll give that a try tomorrow while I'm trying to get the joints to quit throbbing.  This getting older business...well, let's just say I'm not a fan.

I like the getting wiser.  Just not the creaks and groans.  They make pills for that, I know, but I'm not a big pill guy.  I have a hard time remembering to take the cholesterol pill every day.  My Dr. has had me on Vitamin D supplements for the last year, but I keep forgetting to schedule the blood tests to check it after I'm done with them.  I keep forgetting to take said Vitamin D supplement each week, too.  I'm bad with pills because they're just not a part of my routine, but I guess they need to be.

Hot water is good for other things besides aches and coffee.  A nice cup of tea starts with hot water, and I hear from some very good friends that Norah Jones records go good with tea.  Hot water is also the base ingredient for the best remedy I've ever found for a cold.  Hot water, a spoonful of honey, a spoonful of sugar, a little bit of lemon juice and a shot of good bourbon or whiskey and you've got a hot toddy.

Hot water!  It's all I've got for today and that's a great thing.

Comments

  1. AnonymousMarch 29, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    Losing everything is at the same time the scariest, as well as the most liberating experience you can have. When you have something, ~anything~ you've got to protect it from disappearing. And so worry becomes a resident in your heart. When you've got nothing, your heart overflows with gratitude for every offering you receive.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Tami JoMarch 29, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    I will say I have to agree with anonymous. When you have nothing, anything is something. We all in this world need to find things to be greatful for. No matter how little it may seem, it becomes something bigger if you look for the positive. Make a list every day of something to be thankful for no matter the size. The negative things in life will not seen so over whelming. Keep your positive attitude Dale.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Dale CooperMarch 30, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Dear anonymous: Thanks for the comment. It's going to be the topic of tomorrow's blog. I'm going to talk about what I lost and why I don't miss most of it.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

And part two....

-
What I've learned lately, I'm trying to apply to the oddest thing I've ever faced.  I mean that.  Over the years I've learned that when you lose, it's best to lose and walk away.  But this time, walking away seems to be not part of the plan.  It's like being forced to watch as the decision you made has consequences you could never imagine, and having to watch them as they play out. Running away isn't in the cards. I deserve that.  I mean that.  It's a blessing because it will keep me from being stupid tonight. And tomorrow.  It kept me from being stupid yesterday, etc... You get the idea. Whatever your opinion about where I'm at, where I'm at is where I am.  And this is what the Bible has to say:  Psalm 127 v1:  Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. From Jeremiah 10:23...Lord I know that peoples' lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps. From Proverbs  16:1  To huma...
Read more

At least I can laugh about it!

-
The papers say: DALE L COOPER IS NOT THE..... I had to laugh because it was my Maury moment.  I'm not making this up; they say it just like that in bold type and all capital letters, like they're shouting it from the rooftops! I wonder if all caps and bold type in legal documents have the same significance as capitalizing things in an e-mail. There's a story here about why God is always good and His timing is impeccable. I mentioned earlier I had to get a copy of my divorce decree for my employer so they can verify some information I provided to them.  That is gonna have to wait because I got some papers in the mail from the State of Utah who is stepping in to set aside a portion of my divorce decree so that it meets their needs.  They need to undo something that got done through no fault of my own. When I quit fighting the former(?) Mrs., it was this issue that I gave in on. So today, I get to send my employer the information I got in the mail and hopefully...
Read more

not that guy today!

-
As I drove up the circle the other day, I took a good look at my house and I decided I needed to change a few things. For far too long, I've been doing just what I needed to, to get by with keeping the lawn mowed and the garbage picked up, for the most part (except the mess in the back yard), but I saw some things I didn't like. For instance, one of my window screens fell out of the window.  Another was coming out of the frame.  I had a ladder out back I used to pick apricots.  That was in July.  My boat had a flat tire and was kind of starting to be a catch-all for this or that thing. No longer. The ladder is put away for the evening.  Tomorrow I have to get out the 20 footer to fix the other screen.  All of the junk is gone.  ALL of it.  I still have a couple of shelves to clean out and some cupboards to clean out and can do that this weekend.  But the non-working appliances, broken and disgusting furniture, and garbage is removed f...
Read more