Yes, that’s me — washing all the little cat bowls after breakfast around here…

That’s how it feels, anyway.

But, actually, I’m tired because I haven’t had a day off since last Tuesday (7 shifts in 6 days) and I guess I had kinda gotten used to having 3 days off each week.

But I slept great last night (and this morning) — closed up with the AC on; kittens out in the hall again; 2 full-grown cats in the room with me who were cuddly purr-bunnies and rather sedentary. Yay.

It felt great to just keep sleeping.

I got out of bed at 5:30AM, got back in bed at 7AM, and went right back to sleep.

HOWEVER–

I’m still sleepy.

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Okay.

Simon Parkes had a great update yesterday! It was only 12 minutes but it had some good intel (DC; and Trump/Putin/Alaska) and some mostly happy updates (unless, perhaps, if you live in the UK).

You need to be a member of Connecting Consciousness (free) to access his updates, but you can join HERE.

So many psyops going on right now, gang. It is really, really exciting. (Unless of course you are still asleep and hate Trump.)

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I have nothing specific to post about today, gang. My brain is just sort of fried.

Although Dennis and I chatted last evening for about 2 and a 1/2 hours, while I was still quite coherent. So that was nice.

And it looks like we are going to have another lunch date on Thursday — at that pizzeria I worked at briefly a couple of years ago. In Granville. Where the pizzas were phenomenal. (Although Justin, who was the amazing chef back then, has since died from a Fentanyl overdose, thank you very much you fuckheads who sold him the Fentanyl…)

And the tips there were staggeringly incredible every night. I made so much money. Until the cement floors there killed my wee bonny legs so I had to quit. And then Social Security wrote and reminded me (alas, too late) that you can’t get early retirement checks and also make staggeringly great tips every night…

The pizzeria shortly before it opened in early 2023. Voted BEST SCENERY of a PIZZERIA ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! (Yes, it actually looks like this.)

Anyway.

Yes, the money (and food) there was GREAT. And long story short — I am STILL paying back Social Security.

(But I did get to see Nick Cave solo in Cleveland at Playhouse Square that year and stay a couple nights in a hotel. So I think it was great making all that money while it almost lasted…)

And just to refresh your memory — My great seat in Cleveland on September 25th 2023, before Nick Cave and Colin Greenwood took the stage. And what a phenomenal show it was, gang. It blew me away:

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Which reminds me–

Here’s hoping the humble citizens of Latvia have plenty of cellphones on hand tonight, as Nick and Colin take to the stage!!!!

From Lucca, Italy, a few weeks back, wherein Nick Cave smiled as never before:

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Word from Sandra yesterday is that we will not be rehearsing “The Guide to being Fabulous” in NYC in September. She still has some details to work out with the Director of our staged reading. So it’s looking like October, and we’ll be back in NYC.

Even though this is taking forever, and the schedule keeps shifting around, it gets more exciting by the day, gang. I’m seriously hoping that I won’t be this tired when October rolls around…

Me and an absolutely NON-WORK vacation would be so fucking nice right about now.

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I think that’s it for now.

I have to finish up the laundry. And, yes, vacuum the house. But the fleas appear to be absolutely under control!! Yay. So different from the Hell-on-Earth of last year.

And then maybe, just maybe, I will get some WRITING done!!

Have a terrific Tuesday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting,

I love you guys. See ya!

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Here’s this! Let’s dream again!!

The Rolling Stones, 1964 – “Route 66”. Enjoy, gang!!

“Route 66”

Well if you ever plan to motor west
Just take my way that’s the highway that’s the best
Get your kicks on Route 66

Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than 2000 miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66

Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You’ll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don’t forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino

Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66

Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You’ll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don’t forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino

Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well, get your kicks on Route 66
Well, get your kicks on Route 66

c – 1946 – Bobby Troup