Well, maybe not everybody—and maybe not even me. What brought this up is a few facts about me and thinking about how things are going in my life these days. Then the infamous song from Walt Disney's classic 1965 movie, The Jungle Book, came to mind. First, I was born under the sign of the cat, you know, Leo (not Lincoln-Mercury). Next, as of late, I've been sleeping upward of 12-15 hours a day whether I need it or not, or even if I don't want to. We all know that cats spend more time asleep than they do awake. I also sleep curled up in a ball (think "sideways fetal position") under some very thick covers to stay warm. And in the summer, too! It also helps my feline persona that I have been very lax about shaving. I've almost completely regrown the signature beard I had from high school till about 1999. The difference is that my once auburn jowl-to-jowl face carpeting is now completely gray. I may be 61, but I look about twelve times that. See for yourself:
Small children and animals beware, right? At least the hair on top has more or less retained its natural color, though it's starting to pull the dreaded disappearing act. So far, no one I've encountered has tried to pet me or call Animal Control. They even allow me into grocery stores, so at least I can still get my mum-mums and other things I need.
This is the result of dealing with who-knows-what. My doctor sent me to the lab and nothing is out of whack, though my blood sugar numbers could be better—typical diabetic issue. But I'm in no danger, my heart and lungs are OK, etc. He also sent me to an endocronologist for further treatment, but thanks to some missing information and a tight deadline by which I had to have had my visit, I missed out. It's a new year, so I'll see if we can try it again. Having good health insurance is a godsend, but at times it can be more like "unsurance."
So there you have it. You didn't ask, but you got an update on me anyway. Weird as it sounds, I may be rockin' facial fur that rivals Chimi's, but that will change ASAP. And maybe I can take care of some other things that have needed doing for longer than they should. One step at a time. But first, a little more sleep...
