Today is notable for many reasons. It is not raining. We do have a sky full of clouds, but they’re waiting around until tomorrow when it will rain. My dance card is empty. I get to stay home today. I won’t be lying around on my lounge eating bonbons as I do have some cleaning, but I get to stay in my cozies. My laundry is done. I just have to put it away. I am relatively healthy. I had my doctor’s appointment yesterday, just a follow-up. He was pleased. All the numbers were where they should be. He’ll see me again in six months.

When I was a kid, Saturday was my day. It was every kid’s day. I got to start the morning sitting on the floor in front of the TV watching some of my favorite programs and eating my cereal, usually Rice Krispies. The programs were mostly westerns. They all had heroes. I watched The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid, Rin Tin Tin, Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, Roy Rogers, Sky King and so many more. Even the commercials were fun. Many were for cereals, sweet cereals laden with sugar, like Sugar Corn Pops, Trix, Sugar Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies and Sugar Crisp. They all had jingles so we could sing along. I still remember them. “Nestles has the very best chocolate,” and you had to say chocolate a certain way. Tony the Tiger hawked his wares, “Frosted Flakes…they’re Gr-r-reat,” I remember Buffalo Bill and Sugar Pops.

The rest of the day was open. In the winter or on a rainy Saturday I could go to the matinee if the movie looked good. The movie theater was always filled. It was always raucous. Candy flew through the air. JuJus were ammo. They were hard and easy to throw. I got beaned a few times from the back. Other Saturdays were for bike riding. I never had a destination. I had favorite routes. Sometimes I’d check out the horses in the town barn or look for golf balls near the golf course. The library was a favorite stop. If I had any money, I’d buy a cupcake at Hank’s Bakery. I preferred chocolate. I’d walk my bike while I ate it.

Being retired means days seems to run together. I can do or not do. Today I’ll do.

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