In past days I have asked God for knowledge and revelation concerning a friend of mine. I believe that the prayer was answered when said friend began to clarify some issues with me. Though I may not be happy with what was said, I can take it as truth and revelation, assuming what she said was truthful. Again, the other night I yelled out in my sleep ("Listen Bitch"). But, it was not hostile per se. I yell out, scream and cuss quite often when I sleep. As I have mentioned before I suffer from strange dream phenomenon. Maybe I am doing battle with the Dark Man. I remembered the dream this time, but I usually don't remember the dreams associated with screaming or yelling out. I have bad dreams from time to time but rarely ever scary ones. My apocalyptic themed dreams have recently increased (though I don't always necessarily remember the details).
Last night I spent the night at my Mom's house (which is a major achievement in itself). The neighbors there are hostile towards me, so going over there is not a good plan. But, being there last night caused no problems. I came back to Norman this morning, when my Mom dropped me off on her way to work. I had a quick breakfast and made my way to the library. For breakfast I had an Egg McMuffin from McDonald's and to be honest, I drank a beer. Had a beer for breakfast just like Johny Cash! I am not a big drinker. The beer was good. Not my favorite, but I wont complain about the taste, which I have tasted much much worse. Speaking of which-don't buy beer from liquor stores. Drink only domestic. I may go back to my Mom's tonight, but I bet I will end up staying in Norman anyway. Had an "angry" dream last night, but had a couple of good dreams about an individual who screams hatefully about me, a few nights ago. I take that as resolving inner rage and demonstrating that I have made my peace with that individual, even if they do not wish to make their peace with me. I have moved on from that issue and am going to work on the next.
I attend AA from time to time. I am not an alcoholic, but I do enjoy the experience and hearing people's stories and experiences. You can learn a lot in AA. The AA philosophy can also be applied to other things if you change the words, plus I appreciate that it is spiritually based on your "Higher Power as you understand it to be". I decided to have only the one beer and save my money, though I had considered a second one. This morning was some what muggy and today is very muggy too. That is what you can expect with Oklahoma weather. During the morning hours I walked around town and did some free writing. That is how I transited here to the library. I was dripping with sweat upon arriving at my destination. Darn humidity!
I have gained some weight lately (probably from all the walking and lifting as well as my metabolism slowing down) and am always trying to increase it. I weighed in at 156 this morning. I try to maintain at least 160 as opposed to my old 145 approximate weight. I am 5'11 btw.
Weather:
Norman, OK- 81*F. Humidity-69%
Pyong Yang (DPRK)- 78*F Humidity- 79% (I have noticed that North Korea's weather isn't that much different than the weather in Oklahoma).
The May 20th tornado directly killed 23 people.
Suggested Reading:
-Stephen King's The Stand.
From 'The Oklahoman' (08/02/03):
*The threat of drought has ended for central Oklahoma. Our recent rains helped put a dent in the drought for the rest of the state.
*Victim dies 73 days after tornado. Elderly lady who received a skull fracture and had a stroke as a consequence of brain surgery has died. This would be the 25th death attributed to the May 20th,2013 Moore tornadoes (unofficially). The original fatality count is 23 with one other indirect fatality.
*Record heat wave continues to grip much of China.
-People are grilling shrimp on man hole covers.
-A highway bill board mysteriously caught fire by itself.
*Tulsa mosquitoes test positive for West Nile.
