You know that stimulus money that Bush wants us all to receive? I sure could use it right about now. No gas for truck. Very little food in kitchen. It could be a very long 10 days until pay day.

Linda called me on some of my crap this weekend. She sees that I am struggling with medical issues and applauded my efforts to get appointments made. I just hope I haven't waited too late on some of them. She also sees that I am not detached enough toward certain people. She predicts heart break on the horizon.

I had a weekend to gather information and to think about some things. I also had a weekend to observe the difference between my world and Linda's. She's a lot more forgiving than I am. I have some bitter resentments that plague me at times. I've had to learn to let them go. But it's hard some times. I see so much prejudice in the world. It's not always about race. There are other reasons people give for judging their fellow man.

This week's topic in the on-line Al-Anon group is gratitude. This might be a good time to make a gratitude list.

A- Air conditioner (my landlord fixed mine finally)
B- batteries
C- Cats (my companions)
D- Doctors
E- e-mail
F- Family
G- George (he rescued me yesterday)
H- Honesty
I- Internet
J- Jane Ussery
K- kittens
L- Linda
M- Mike, Marian
N- neighbors
O- open minded people
P- PTO (they hosted a luncheon for us)
Q- Quedarrius (I still think about him)
R- Radio
S- Stephanie (I think she and I are finally on the same page)
T- television
U- understanding
V- vibrators
W- wishful thinking
X- Xena- she's no longer on my TV but I remember her well
Y- Yolanda
Z- Zero, my hero