Pseudo Autumn

It was 2:30 pm and a yellow jacket flew into my room. It was looking of a supply of nectar to ensure survival for the hive through the winter. In the south they get mean this time of year and will sting without being provoked. I'm not sure if that holds true here, but I don't want to find out the hard way. So I put away some essential oil soaps that I bought earlier in the week and opened the window wider to let it find it's way out.

As thoughts do, mine have a way of intertwining in ways that probably makes sense only to me. I realized that I had not eaten anything since 8:00 pm yesterday, and while I wasn't really hungry it isn't wise to go so long without food with diabetes. I suppose it was the influence of seeing the bee that reminded me of the honey cake still sitting in the refrigerator. I cut a large slice even though it isn't the best cake I've ever had. After eating it I realized that I didn't check my blood sugar before I ate it, so I don't know how bad such a large shot of sugar is going to be. I have gotten very sloppy in my management.  It was 154 an hour after eating the cake, so I'm not too worried.

The temperature yesterday got back up to 80 F, but wasn't too unbearable because of a nice breeze. I decided to go out for a spin on my bike. It wasn't too bad considering the weather and getting myself lost in neighborhoods that I've never been to before. Overall, the experience has given me new confidence that I can find my way home. Though I'll admit I considered flagging down a police office to ask for assistance. I have found that Waze does not work very well if you are a pedestrian. I think that the satellite isn't sensitive enough to tell you are moving if you are travelling below a certain speed limit. Anyway, the screen is difficult to see when I'm outside. Today only got up to 61 and was overcast. The weather stations say that this is the last gasp of summer and fall has arrived, but my sister says not to trust it. She says that it can get quite warm sometimes if  October. It seems weather is fickle no matter where you live. 

There is a pedestrian and bike trail in the area. So far I have been unable to find a point to get on it. I was looking for it yesterday when I went out. If I could find it, other than on a map, I will have a reasonably flat access to most of the towns nearby. I plan to keep looking. but I did not today and I was glad for it. About 20 minutes after I thought about going out it started raining hard. It did so for about 45 minutes and then stopped. 

My sister and I went out to the grocery store afterward. Then we took the dog out for a walk. He wasn't behaving very well today, wanting to pull on the leash and go to areas that we didn't want to walk him. We brought him home and he immediately went to his bed and dug himself under his blanket to mope about the shortness of his walk this evening. That only lasted as long as it took my brother to go to the local Pick-Quick to get burgers for dinner. The dog loves hamburgers and fries. It is one of his favorite things. 

We spent the evening watching a show on Netflix called "The Family". As a Christian Democrat, I find the show very unsettling. It speaks about how a secret cult wrapped in Christian teachings has been controlling Washington DC for decades. It's good to know about, but I'm not sure what can be done about it. Now I just want to do something mindless for the rest of the evening.