a day in the city.

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i had been in the house way too long 

leaving only to be driven to town for physical therapy. 

this morning, i was beginning to feel human, wanting to get out of the house, 

having an appetite for food and company. 

mister pencilfox drove me to the city, 

and we went to cabela's so that i could find a new jacket or sweater

to wear under this cumbersome sling on my R arm. 

i suppose i'm just not the shopper i used to be.

i mean, mom used to take us shopping every saturday, 

and we'd walk the sidewalks of cape girardeau, 

going into every store, trying on clothes, almost always purchasing something. 

nowadays, the most i can do for shopping is walk into a hardware store

and purchase only what i went in there for. 

i'd just about had it with the big store, today. 

i felt like crying, or laughing hysterically. 

finally, i found refuge in cabela's fish tank tunnel….

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it's a good life, you know. 

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happy easter to all who celebrate it in whichever way you celebrate it….

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