The round thermometer inside the porch reads a warm 70 degrees but I just cannot believe it is that warm today, although I feel rather pleasant sitting here in a t-shirt and my pajama bottoms which is all I seem to be wearing these days since I don't leave the house much. And, even if this COVID disease was not upon us like it was, I doubt that I would be leaving home anymore often than I am now as there is really no place that I want to go.
During the first few years of my retirement, my wife and I traveled all over the place, going somewhere for a week (sometimes longer) every other month... sometimes, we would drive our car... sometimes, we would use our frequent flyer miles from using our American Express Card and fly, and sometimes, we would drive to Florida and take a cruise. BUT... after just a few days of being in another location and despite the sights and sounds and restaurants, we had a keen desire to simply return home.
Why spend the money if you go somewhere and wish that you were HOME...
On the porch with me is our overweight yellow cat... overweight, not because of eating too much per se but because of all the steroids he's had to take due to his allergies that were causing him to sneeze and cough from lung congestion... inside the house, we have two more cats, one yellow as well and has the personality of a typical cat or what one might think a typical cat should be like, and one Siamese that is not your typical cat at all, but is a typical Siamese literally HOWLS when he wants something, is very jealous and possessive... and, who does not like being picked up or put into a cage... which is all very interesting especially because he has asthma and must get a steroid shot too about every 90 days or so.
He has a tendency to be cold and have a heating pad under a thin blanket on which he lays on days like today, when according to him, it is a little chilly, especially when there are clouds in the sky and no sunshine.
The YETI metal coffee cup I have holds 3 cups of coffee and keeps it warm for at least a couple of hours which as far as I am concerned is not bad. I take this cup full of coffee and leave it in the car when I go to see the doctor or when I have my cancer treatments which usually lasts 3 hours maybe a little bit more... and, when I return to the car, the coffee inside is still very much warm and I drink it on the return drive rather than stopping.
One last item before I return inside since my laptop battery is rapidly declining and that is the KODI box that I purchased for about fifty bucks. It easily attaches itself to a WIFI connection, and offers free movies, TV shows, and NEWS outlets many of which you have on CABLE if you are willing to pay the monthly fees. It is a way of saving money iffen you need to... and as far as I am personally concerned, I hate paying a fee for television service that used to be FREE... but, that's just me.
