STUFF ORDER RANDOM IN

            I finally made it all the way up the mountain without having to stop and walk the bike.

            I’ve learned to tell the time by the placement of the sun. I have no watch or cell phone and the only clock I have is the alarm in my desk that I only set at night and turn off in the morning. Once I figured I had it down I started to play with the other folks by guessing the time. So far, I’m four for four and by the end of the week I hope to be ten for ten. Also the serving of lunch and dinner is announced by the ringing of a really loud bell so who needs a watch. It’s perfect.

            I finally had a craving for a burger. A real burger but what I mostly have been craving is a certain someone’s chili. Man it was good. I miss that chili.

            They are crazy about Dr. House here and most days after it airs that’s all they talk about. I forgot they were a season behind and started talking about how I couldn’t believe that the Kumar character committed suicide to take a job with Obama. You should have seen their faces. They all looked at me as if I had told them they were adopted. Granted in hindsight me not really knowing the word for suicide and having to act it out was probably pretty funny. I can be a bit animated at times. BTW, it’s the same in both languages and my dance to demonstrate such a suicide was largely unneeded.

            Coke, I’ve been drinking Coke. God only knows why.

            I’m pretty sure I’ve eaten every part of the duck now, save for it’s ass, but I’m sure it’s coming.

            In Metz, whenever I would help people to their car I’d always thank them for buying American if they had, obviously, an American car. Funny how many people love Ford. Actually I think they were all Fords. I think Chevy is Opel over here. I did see one Chrysler Sebring Convertible that looked like someone had taken a bat to and when that wasn’t enough hit it with acid.

            They’re on to me with the telling time bit. It was raining and they asked me what time it was and I looked at the sky to no avail. I looked back to them and all of them were looking up, realizing I had simply been targeting the sun. It appears I’ll have to find a new game to go ten for ten.