Will Anns Obesity Matter
Sorry to hear about your sinus infection. And I hope your ankle heals. Too bad I’m not there to massage it for you. I love giving foot massages.
That is so cool that you’ll be there Saturday too. I was hoping we’d get to spend more time together than just Friday night. May I push my luck a bit and invite you to stay for the Saturday night banquet?
Yes, we probably should talk about our philosophies a bit when there’s time. Some people like to separate a person’s outside from their inside, then say that it’s the inside that’s the real indicator of the quality of the person, and they insist that the outside should be ignored. I dispute this. But perhaps, over mint tea some evening, we can discuss it at length. I agree that a person is much more than just their looks. But I also feel that the looks are, nonetheless, an important part of the person, just as flour is an important ingredient in cake. Understand?
I truly cannot say if the weight will be a problem or not. I need to see you, spend some time with you, holding your hand, and talking for some hours. But I’ll let you know, when I know. Okay?
I’m glad you like to walk, because walking is what you and me did lots of, in my dreams, in the early 70s. As a little boy, I had a very big crush on you.
Didn’t you use to be a cheer leader for the wrestling team? As I run your name through my mind, these visions emerge of you in a red and white dress with white bobby socks and spiffy white shoes. But I can’t remember if that was in a dream or for real.
The first time I wrestled in 1972, I was pinned in the first period. I seem to remember that incident okay, looking up into the lights from the mat. But as I got up after the referee slapped the mat twice and hard to let the score keeper know that I’d been pinned, I slowly rose and turned toward the back of the gym, where the cheerleaders were. And this is the part I’m not sure of. I think I saw you standing with Helen [...]. Were you indeed there?
Today, I had a funeral for an in law to attend. It was a warm, sunny day. The burial took place around 11:00, then we had lunch at noon at the church.
Then this afternoon, I was writing another poem.
Also, I’m adding a new batch of songs to the DJ computer. There are 430 songs in this batch so far and about a thousand songs can fit into a single batch. I want to get this batch done before I head off to camp Beacon Lodge on July 17th. That will take the grand total of songs to well over 31,000.
Tonight, I plan on working more on that and there’s some power washing of the house and porch to do outside. I want to get a start on that work too. Finally, the gang [our phone conference friends] are meeting on the chat line tonight at 8:30 and I hope to duck in for that.
I’m picky about my house too, when someone is coming to visit. But if no one will be around for a while, I tend to let the dust accumulate a bit. Now I’m good at keeping the kitchen and bathrooms clean. But dust. I can live with it if there won’t be any visitors around to see it. 
We have two cats here. Called tuxedo cats, they both have black and white colorations. They’re soft and friendly and vocal. They purr a lot and meow when they want something. They’re impatient but wonderful. They were born four years ago in August.
Our cats love it outside too. But there’s a busy road in front of the house. In fact, their mother was killed on that road as soon as she finished nursing these kitties. So we don’t let them outside, except onto our back porch, which is screened in.
There is no local bus service near the house. However, if I get a ride to Altoona (about ten minutes from here), there’s Greyhound and Amtrak, as well as US Airways. Getting to Pittsburgh is easy.
On your dinner, do you use white rice or brown rice? Brown rice is better to eat because it doesn’t convert as easily into weight.
Well there. I think I’ve addressed all the questions you had. Take care and I’ll look forward to your next email. So long for now.
