Having a day off made me feel like a real person. Ethel, my dog, went for a long walk. We stopped to visit fat yellow dog but he wasn't in his yard. We heard him bark and went around to the alley. He was there. It was chilly out and he was wearing a bright red hand knitted sweater. It seems he has a roomie. There was an old red chow. The chow was wearing a hand knitted blue sweater. What made it a memorable scene was that the chow was sleeping on his belly while fat yellow dog was sleeping on the chow's back. When we got close fat yellow dog stood up and barked a hello, he never got off the chow's back. The chow woke up looked at us and then went back to sleep. Later on our walk we met two kids, Pancho and Maria. They played with Ethel who proved that she can run faster than two laughing children. They offered me a bite of their sandwich (I love kids but NEVER eat anything given to you by anyone under 7. Once a kid offered me a jaw breaker. He took it, unwrapped, out of his pocket, he brushed off the lint and then dropped it in a puddle. He dried it on his shirt sleeve - that doubled as his handkerchief, sneezed on it and then offered it to me with a smile. I accepted it and put it in my pocket . . . )
We went up to the mountains and Ethel hunted. I have no idea what she was hunting, but she did not flag in her intensity.
Then we went grocery shopping. I had to leave her outside with a large german shepherd. Leaving her alone did neither of us any good. I went back to check on her about every two minutes and she whined softly but to me it sounded like howling. The shepherd wanted to play but Ethel had to fret.

I have 22.87 left to my name, but I've repaid all the money I owe and I hope this enough for us to go to this place for the games tomorrow. It should be. I ate olives today. I like olives even if they are the fattiest most sodium laced food going. I had 6. I'm an addict and couldn't help myself.
Dana is still excited about me going someplace with her. I guess some of her friends will be there and she wants them to meet us. I can deal with that. I like people.
Another happy undramatic day, where my biggest issue was why do they make sidewalks that end for 50 yards and then resume. Fortunately I don't mind walking in dirt.