Forgive me Father for I have sinned.

Forgive me Father for I have sinned..

Well, here it is the middle of January, into a new year and time for me to catch up on what’s happening in my world, and yours too. I have to talk about the weather because back home the temps have turned so freaking cold that minus -61 is unheard of in my mind. Really? I’ve been in -50 and thought that was the coldest I’ve ever experienced. I ventured onto my patio on that day and threw a glass of water up into the air and it all disintegrated into fine ice crystals … try it, but don’t linger, brrrr….

I’m also not sitting outside on my patio here in the south because it is 6 Celsius this morning (42 Fahrenheit). I know, wawwww but I don’t dare complain, we are not shoveling anything. The fruit trees are bountiful and eating oranges freshly picked is awesome and I love it.  I wear my thongs, hmmm… ‘flip flops’ everywhere, not having to wear boots is why I venture down here every winter. Not warming up my car and scraping the winter off my windshield is also a delightful bonus.. I’m not gonna lie.

How I spend my time here is a question I get asked a lot, but damned if I know the answer to that one. I am trying to finish writing my book but life keeps getting in the way. We are going to see a movie called The Beekeeper today and skip the scavenger hunt in the park. I want to go to the big farmers market here to find an item needed for ‘Down and Dirty UNO.’ We may have to do that tomorrow, though.

I learned a new card game called Hand Knee and Foot (canasta) and omg.. it is my new favorite game! Ya, we old folks play a lot of cards, and seems movies are also my new thing. We have a movie theater here that caters to us. A movie is eight bucks and if you buy a pass for so many dollars you get free popcorn and if you buy a drink cup, drinks are only two dollars.  It’s too cold for the pool, yep, I’m one of those now.. climatized to the South, it’s winter here ya know lol. The only people who use the pool in the winter are the snowbirds and I’m turning into a wussy-bird! And And.. I’m starting to dress warmer cause I’m cold, yikes! I’m giving thanks that I’m here and not at home though.

So it is now officially Sunday and time to finish this blog. The movie was called The Beekeeper and full of killing and violence and had me on the edge of my seat pretty much the whole time, also covering my eyes in some parts. I normally hate these violent shows but there was a message in this one. Don’t ask me what it was though, it did contain some humanity and wasn’t a total waste of my precious retirement time.

I want to see that Maestro movie but it’s not here yet. Seeing as today is Sunday I’ve decided I’m going to church. There is a church here called The Vertical Church and seeing as how I am still vertical wth? Not going by myself, I’m accompanying my new man and it’s my choice. You need to see this if you are old like me and a lapsed Catholic, or not… They have a whole light show and a stage and musicians and singers and omg.. it is a huge production number from start to end. You will be entertained and you can bring your friends and even get rid of your demons. I’m not sure if it is a mainstream religion or not, but it is something I have never experienced before.

This church attracts everyone and maybe that’s all good. The young people seem to groove on it and is that even a thing anymore.. groove? They are growing fast and have now added another session on Sundays (up from three to four times). There is bible study and a children’s room and.. and.. yes Starbucks coffee and doughnuts and, and… Now they have all the basses covered including the texting part.. text your new attendee status and get a free Starbucks coffee. Wow, you need to see this, or maybe all new churches are like this and I’m just old? I’ll post a couple of pics when I get back. It’s kinda like you are at a rock concert… I am not a member nor will I be joining, but I do enjoy the ambiance there and the music and sermons are entertaining even if I don’t agree with all the teachings.

I’m an open-minded old person. A mainstream religion does not interest me but I’m also not an atheist. This blog is not about religion so I’ll quit now, but I gotta say that vertical church is something else.

I will pray for those I care about and even some that I don’t… okay so that’s a lie, I’m going to burn in hell for sure now…

Pray for me, and forgive me Father for I have sinned.

Amen

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January 14th 2024