Alarm or not, 6:30 am has become the routine for both dogs. That's working ok for me. I'm glad to get up and start my day early, but not always in the first five minutes. Tommy and I had breakfast at Los Gatos Cafe. We talked more than usual, which was a welcome change from a phone distraction and one-word responses to my questions. Matt B. joined me for a last minute venture to the Santa Clara Convention Center for a Toy & comicbook Event. I drove the mini there (I really enjoy driving that car) and we spent a couple of hours perusing the booths. When we first arrived something triggered a recollection of assembling "glow in the dark "models of monsters that you would paint by hand. I had several and forgot all about them for some 40+ years until then. I made a note to research that later. There were so many things I either knew nothing about or that were not relevant to my childhood, but there were some items that we both commented on having had or at least remembering. I found and bought a better condition LP sleeve of "Tea For The Tillerman" for $2. Matt B and I have been friends for so long, I always enjoy these sort of opportunities. Just as we were leaving, Matt motioned to one section near the door that we did not see on the way in. It was there that I found the very models that came to mind earlier! I pushed out going to 'help my mom with some tech-stuff so I could get home to the dogs. They managed to not have any accidents which I was very grateful for considering yesterday's no-so-successful home stay. The weather is wonderful and I wanted to get out and go driving and enjoy it. But I also wanted to relax at home for the evening. I have a backlog of reading and writing to tackle, so I find myself draw to diversions. I stayed in, wrote, managed some banking tasks and listened to more of the Bono autobiography. Now, some reading in anticipation of returning to Jikoji tomorrow after a couple of weeks away.
