testes optional

you may have gathered that i love to be outside. i love to sleep outside. to paraphrase: when was the last time you slept out under the stars.... well mister , that's too long. the only problem i have ever found with central texas is that for too much of the year, it is too hot to sleep out. if the temperature is higher than 73 at night, i am sweating and staring; not sleeping and snoring. this is why it is imperative that i remove myself to more temperate climates (generally higher altitudes) a few times a year. i must get my fix of open-air sleeping. you have your idiosyncrasies, i have mine.

tonight the over-night temperature is meant to be 36. since "they" are usually wrong; it may not descend quite that far. nevertheless, it will be cold out. i live about 7 miles from the closest town and 50 miles from the closest urban landscape. as such, the stars at night....well, you get the idea. there is not a cloud in the sky tonight. guess what i'm gonna do?

i set up my cot and a sleeping bag in the front yard. not very adventurous , i agree; but the celestial view and the depth of the cold (by our texas standards) will placate a simple fool like me. and, with our water fountain trickling, i can almost pretend i'm on a mountain next to a running stream. i only hope it doesn't get any lower than 36, or i may freeze off the aforementioned body parts.

admiral richard byrd? now who's he?