Sparky got a car ride as I hitched up the camper, and moved it back 30 feet off of the aux. driveway. It was barely a car ride, but Sparky didn’t seem to know the difference. After that, Sparky got to spend the day outside as I edged and scrubbed the driveway.
A week ago, it looked like I’d be able to seal the driveway, before the weather turned too cold. I need two warm days, but it may be too late in the year.
We are watching the trailer for the Brad Pitt movie, Heart of the Beast. Sparky thinks we should go see it because he is a hero, like the dog in the movie.
How are you a hero?
I had a blood test a few days ago in advance of next week’s wellness visit with my doctor. The results were posted the next day.
Science Daily: Creatine may help build muscle even without exercise
Research article: Effects of creatine supplementation with and without exercise and diet intervention on body composition cognitive function and markers of health.
CrM [creatine] supplementation without exercise training and diet intervention increased lean tissue mass, strength, and muscular endurance while promoting favor-able changes in selected blood lipids, HbA1c, and selected markers of cognitive function and memory.
Do the reading, but in short, 10 grams of creatine improves physical and mental performance in old folks. Physical exercise enhances the benefits.
The risk is negligible, so I’m going to try it. Coincidentally, I had blood work done yesterday, so will have some numbers to compare.
CDC: 12 Month-ending Provisional Number and Percent Change of Drug Overdose Deaths
It should be a bigger story that drug overdose deaths are down 40%.
Three reasons come to mind:
That’s all supply-side. There may be demand-side reasons as well. Everyone should be in favor of this.
I’m not good at sleeping in, so early this morning, I moved out to the couch. Sparky came over to stand guard.
I thanked him for his service.
Sparky is so vigilant. I suggested that maybe the windows and doors would be enough to keep the chipmunks from invading.
When it’s chilly, we like to sit outside, wrapped up in a light blanket. Sparky wants to watch the night for invaders. I like to cover us with the blanket, and tell him that we’re in a tent. Sparky plays along until I get it out of my system.
Good Lord. Madonna is two years away from getting her 20 year pin from the AARP. A 68 year-old shouldn’t be going out in public dressed like a whore.
Madonna doesn’t need to flounce around in a red hat, but it’s not cool for her to gloat about her deal with the devil.
Sparkly hasn’t gotten a post in a while, so here he is just before lying down to sleep.
Since he is a free man with agency, Sparky can sleep where ever he wants. I like that he’s got a favorite spot on the couch, with a couple of pillows.
Sparky often looks somber and introspective at bedtime. He might be gloomy because we don’t goof around when we go out for the last whiz of the night. I don’t want him to think it’s play time. Or, maybe it’s because he can get night terrors, so isn’t eager to go back to the land of Nod. Or he doesn’t like the blue light.
Sparky is probably just hungry.
I always take a minute to sit with Sparky to let him know that he is a good boy.
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