A lot Going On

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 Actually, I don’t spend a lot of time going over the news of the day.  I’ll read headlines, then quickly go over what is being said on X and that is about it.  Lately my wife has caught me many times watching carpet cleaning ASMR vids on YouTube.  Family was here for our anniversary and I turned on one of the vids and everyone was fascinated.  Everyone wondered how these rugs get so dirty.

But it’s fascinating to watch a coal black rug being transformed into a thing of beauty.  It’s not just a pipe that keeps me relaxed.  I need to put my phone down after a while and just think about something else.  If I felt my wife could do without me for a while I might do something else, but right nowI’ll stay put. 

My heart health always comes first.  But I’ve had no chest pain since my heart attack.  I have nitro pills available if I need them, but I am on an aspirin regimen as well.  I work hard at making sure my BP never goes out of whack.  It demands I stay calm in all situations.  I do this by staying calm.  But I might say my heart health is a Spiritual thing.  It is very much a Buddhist thing not to get angry.  I’ve worked hard on this throughout the years.  

I don’t suppress anger.  It’s just not there.  Do I fear?  Not really.  I’m not sure I have any fears.  Unless I fear running out of pipe tobacco.  My pipe this morning is my “haunted” Gettysburg pipe and my Tobacco is Constellation.  My coffee this morning is Blue Bottle coffee.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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