I am in better spirits tonight than I have been in a while . Had a pleasantly eventful day , tried some new foods , and enjoyed some jovial company . We went with our friends to a buffet restaurant in Swansea , Hokkaido, which serves Japanese , American , and Chinese food . When times were better financially , we would make a trip to the Metro area once or twice a month . Now that we are stretching finances fairly thin , it's been at least several months since we had done this . We always like trying new places , and new tastes , so this was great fun for us . Being treated was even nicer . I had several varieties of chicken , including Indian , which I had not tried before . At least three different kinds of sliced beef , different styles of shrimp , sushi and sashimi , mac and cheese , crab rangoon , eggroll , and 2 glasses of Pepsi . The total cost for 4 of us was a few cents shy of $ 60 , which is not bad for a Saturday evening meal in the city . The table service was good , the dining room fairly clean , restrooms not so much . It was busy but not too crowded , and our male friend got to try frog legs and "crawl fish" (sic) for his first time . He didn't really care for either , but I'm not sure they were prepared to American style taste . Overall , the food was good , slightly blander than this old " pepper belly " prefers , worth trying again if in the area but not deserving of a special trip . The only real downside to my day was overactive bowels . I had my normal morning movement , then an hour later the first of six , count'em six , releases of pure liquid . The only non-usual thing I I had ingested was 2 filet-o-fish yesterday for lunch . I'd only had McD's maybe twice in six months , and I don't know why it affected me thusly this time . Usually the impact is just horrendous , odifferous gas . This wasn't really diarrhea , as it was never an immediate emergency , and caused no crap catastrophes at any time . After all was said and done , including a stop at Schnuck's , we had quite a fulfilling evening out . Well , enough of my gastronomic and fecal adventures for one day , good night , treat each other well , and may God less you all .

   Folks , I took a crazy pill earlier in hopes of getting to sleep at a reasonable hour . I am sorry to report that this means you don't get any actual content in this post , just God bless and goodnight .

   8PM here in blogger land , quiet here in the house . Older son has gone home for the weekend , the younger has gone bowling . I have gone to the toilet , and upstairs a few times , outside for just a few minutes . Made supper and took out some trash , played FarmVille and surfed my usual news and entertainment websites . I lay down last night about 11:30 , around 1 I got up and checked Facebook , because I couldn't sleep . Lay back down around 2 and slept until 4:30 , time to do the wake-up of the older boy . Went back to bed , intending to arise by 9 or so . Finally forced myself to get up before noon , but barely . Since I don't have a schedule tomorrow , I hope to get some rest tonight and be awake by 8 or 9 in the morning . It's taken over 2 hours to produce this small amount of prose , and I don't anticipate any sudden flurry of ambition . God bless you all , and good night .

   Not quite 8PM , been up since 10 , haven't gotten anything done at all . Still exhausted , even though I've been sleeping ok . Still hoping to adjust to the point where I can function and produce normally soon . On this Ash Wednesday , I hope you all are repentant of past sins , and striving to be free from sin . We observe Lent , in some faiths , to remind us of the 40 days our Lord Jesus spent wandering in the desert , being tempted by Satan . All of us are tempted by one thing or another on a daily basis , it's a matter of resisting , by the strength of our faith . And if we fail , we can come to Christ and ask for and receive forgiveness . So be the best Christian you can be , and know that faith can work miracles . Good night , my friends , and may God bless .

   9PM , at the end of a long day . Got up early , got a few little things done around here . Still having problems getting to sleep at a reasonable hour , so I didn't go to the recliner today . Maybe I can nod off before it's too late , have to do a wake up call at 4:30 . Tuesdays are always demanding of my time and intellect , so tomorrow I'll have more time , maybe even more productivity . Good night , all , and God bless .

   Hello , everyone , I am here in body if not really in spirit . I went to bed a little past 11 , and was asleep before 12 . I woke up this morning around 6 , so I got up , did a few things on the computer , mostly unimportant OCD stuff . I made myself some breakfast , ate it at my desk . Sometime around 11 , I was having a problem keeping my eyes open , so I went to my recliner . I woke up sometime after 3 , and I am still tired at nearly 9 . I am intending to go to bed early again tonight , and get up at a reasonable hour tomorrow . My wife says my daytime mood has been better , but it's been a while since I slept the afternoon away . At least I haven't had to take a psycho pill in a while . I hope my memory improves soon , it would make this endeavor much easier . Good night now , and God bless .

   Yes , I played hooky . Still don't have anything to say , still making adjustments physical and mental . I'm here now mostly because I used my work here to excuse myself from a visitor . I was thinking earlier I should post something just to show I still intend to post here most days . W hen my guest came I just really wasn't mentally equipped to deal with company . My medication is working much better during the day , but now evening is the part of the mood cycle that used to be late morning into the afternoon . The bottle says take 1&1/2 in the morning for " mood " , I suppose that's less offensive than " anti-asshole " . I just can't seem to construct that sentence in a way that conveys my meaning , and that is one of the " symptoms " that upsets me more and discourages my production . Any way , I was polite to my visitor , told him I had work to do , and here I am . Because besides the BIG one , the Golden Rule , " honesty is the best policy " , is important too , even if no one else cares . We always are at our best when we are honest with ourselves . So that is two (2) guiding principles of Porous Canoe Ministries I have published now , because I'm just trying to organize us in some ways , besides my other topics . So , again I wish you health , prosperity and happiness , may our loving God bless you , and good night .