Notes - Lightning & the Bath /

Up quite early, got the papers, breakfast and a reading. Then, back to bed. Up before nine and you were about to plunge into the bath of water, jets and bubbles when Carol appeared at the door and asked if it were a good idea, you said you thought it was as you did not have a bath yesterday and she said, “I mean about the lightning and thunder,” and you said, “If I am going to die by lightning in my own tub then I am going to die by lightning,” and you comfortably settled in. Then you thought, but did not say, ‘It will be quick and save the family a lot of money if it is quick.’

         Yes, it will. Why not? Why waste money on an old fellow who doesn’t give a damn one way or the other? I have had a good life, a good death is one that doesn’t cost too much.

         I wanted you to clarify it in writing. – Amorella.

         It is clarified. By the way, no tubes or plugs and so forth. Why linger? Good grief, people have their own lives to live, I’ve had a good life as I have said before. I will feel better if I don’t cost too much in the process. If I do and can do something to rectify it I might. Pull my own plug, so to speak. At least I would die with some dignity.

         And what about pride, boy?

         Well, I hadn’t thought about that. Pride too, I guess. Self pride that I didn’t cost too much. The family would gain monetarily, That is, they would have more security than if I sucked the savings dry.

         You are quite arrogant.

         I guess so. That’s the way I feel though. To each their own but me to my own too.

         Post. You can think about this more carefully.

         No need, Amorella, at least not right now. In an hour off to a Chinese lunch with Bud and Rich. It’ll be interesting to see what both are working on. Bud at L3 tech and Rich at medical tech. Cool stuff – both in the ever-growing field of software development and modifications. I’ll take along my little surprise from Trinity. That’s what I’ll talk about, plus Rich hasn’t seen my MacBook Air yet. Otherwise, I’ll be done as I have no new ideas or concepts to throw out and get a reasonable engineering-minded reaction to. They’ve got brains that I don’t. Always exciting to see others’ perspectives, everyone has brains and experiences that I don’t. That helps make the world go round, figuratively speaking of course.

         Save your banter, old man. Post.