Today the skies are partly sunny. It rained last night. The high could reach the 70’s. The low will be in the 50’s, probably tonight. I’m staying home today. Tomorrow is dump day because I don’t have my new sticker yet. I did leave my application, the check and a SASE at the town hall.

Last night I was sitting here in the den. The table light was on. It cast shadows on the wall. The windows was open, but it was quiet. Jack was sleeping on the chair and snoring. Henry was curled in a ball at the end of the couch and was also sleeping. It was a perfect moment.

I never saw the launch or the landing on the moon of Apollo 11. I listened to it on the radio during Peace Corps training. One giant leap lost a bit being just audio.

Yesterday I gave Henry a running commentary of my day just to hear my voice. Henry was not impressed by my conversation so I called my sister, but there was no answer.

When I was a kid, I was a wanderer. I loved riding around. Sometimes, now, when I visit my sister, I take the familiar routes of my childhood. I drive from school to Washington Ave. and my house. The route is the same I took every school day for eight years, but the settings have changed. I remember the cute house where two of my drill team friends lived. That is gone now, replaced by a brick apartment building. I think I would hate it if my house disappeared. The railroad tracks and the station house are gone. The trains still ran when I was a kid. My old house is the same except the trees and bushes are so tall. They were barely taller than I was back then. Uptown has changed and lots of restaurants have taken over. The movie theater is still there but has been renovated for plays. An Indian restaurant sits where the Children’s Corner used to be. An Asian fusion restaurant is around the corner. A Thai restaurant is down the street from the square. The China Moon is where it has always been. My sister and I have tried them all. I am partial to the Thai restaurant first then to the Indian.

I feel as if I’ve gotten dressed, but I didn’t. I took a shower and put on clean around the house clothes. That’s about as dressy as I want to be.

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