Even with the cold medicine this morning, a fitful sleep today. However, almost 10 hours total. Guess I was a little tired. This evening, I am going to once again make a run (although not at 3am) to go get some more Gatorade and some salty snacks. Not really hungry, but craving some pretzels. I can remember as a child being sick, and all I would eat and drink was Sprite and Rold's Gold pretzels...
Cravings are weird sometimes. I can remember when I had a craving for garlic bread. Ate so much that I actually smelled like garlic. Everyone has at one time or another, suddenly craved something... coffee, chocolate, fruit, veggies, a specific spice, a sudden nap... Somewhere deep in the subconscious, a person's brain is able to communicate what it knows is needed to heal, maintain, or keep things going. And then we have this almost uncontrollable desire in our consciousness to obtain it.
And if you don't believe me, ask any woman who has been pregnant!
I have received a few emails from friends and family that have been following my adventures. I apologize for not responding in a timely manner. That email address is my primary email, so everything goes to it, including all of the spam! Although most of the filters work, some still slip through and some are legitimate yet marked as spam.
So I have set up a separate email address for questions, comments, and correspondence during this adventure! It is:
hdtravelrn@ (the same email server/provider)
And as always, you can always write me a letter... a snail-mail! If you want or need my address, email me and I will respond with either my home address or current mailing address. Recently, I started a letter writing campaign. I know in today's world, the instantaneous email or text message is the preferred method of communicating with each other. However, receiving a letter, is sort of like getting a present! A look at the return address to see who it came from, a look at the postmark/cancellation to see when it was sent, the anticipation of what is inside, what was written, the news, an enclosed picture...
Sitting down and writing a letter to someone is also therapeutic! First and foremost, it causes one to sit down! Take a break from your busy schedule, focus on a single thing... yes, you can still be multi-tasking... dinner is cooking, yet instead of getting online, sit down with a piece of paper and a pen or pencil, and scratch out a note or letter to someone.
Second, a letter is much more meaningful and intimate! I appreciate getting emails and texts from people, and when something needs an immediate answer or reply, it is quite useful. Yet, a letter communicates to the recipient that you took a little time, thought about, and focused on them. In this fast paced, digital age, there is something being lost... there are some schools that are no longer teaching handwriting or cursive anymore! Is that a progression? Knowledge lost, a generation at a time...
And finally, there is this quasi-governmental organization, it's called the United States Postal Service (USPS)... facing budget cuts, closures, etc... And yet, they sell these things called "Forever" stamps! Buy them now, and regardless of what the postal rate goes up to, they are still valid. What if a natural or man-made disaster, suddenly cripples the internet and cell-phone system? Email, Facebook, this Blog, text messaging... suddenly unavailable!
And I give kudos to the USPS! A long time ago, my family took a vacation, and my oldest daughter, who was still in daycare/preschool, wanted to send a note/letter/postcard to her friends at the daycare. We couldn't remember the address, so we wrote:
"name of daycare"
South of "this" Rd., on "this" St.
"City, State, zipcode"
And guess what!? They received it!
I have also sent, and received letters, just by using a name and a zip+4... no address, no city or state.
Enough ramblings for now. Gatorade run is in order!
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