Tuesday Morning in New Diary

Monday was ok. A terrible event happened in my local area yesterday. I live across the river from Steubenville. Yesterday morning a judge was shot five times in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse It was later learned that the shooting was related to the Steubenville rape case The father of one of the convicted rapists shot a judge because his son was could not play college football. Anyway I was watching this on the news then I got kind of upset. I turned off the tv and didn;’‘t turn it back on all day.

I really get upset when bad shit like this happens on the news. Then this was way too close to home. They would have extensive coverage of a particular event and I would sit there and watch it. The longer I watch the news the more upset I wo8uld get. I learned to turn off the tv. I say to myself why sit there and make yourself miserable. I tell myself I can’t do anything about anything anyways so just turn off the tv.

That’s what I did yesterday. I tried to read but for a long time my thoughts were on Steubenville., It its turning out to be a very dangerous town. Almost nightly on the news you hear about a shooting or a drug bust. I thought about the time Chocolatechip and I had to go over there . She had to get something from the courthouse. We were standing on the corner of 4th and Market waiting for a cab. I remember a couple days ago there was a shooting almost right where we were standing. I felt like I was in a shooting gallery. I was never so glad to see a cab in my life.

Watching the news was making me very depressed. So I turned off the news. Also I think I have the end of the month blues. This is when you are at the last ten days of the month and are broke You are counting the days until you get your check and the new month cannot get here soon enough. I kept telling myself I have everything I need. I have food I have meds. I have cigars. Imagine what it would be like with no cigars. Then I would be climbing the walls for a nicotine fix. At least I have everything I need except money. Still I am counting the days until the first of the month.

I managed to get this thought out of my head. I did a lot of reading. yesterday afternoon. I forgot about Steubenville and being broke. I got escaped in my history book. I stopped around 4 and fixed a delicious tv dinner. L:ike I said I didn’t turn on the news last night. I read until 8 laid down on the couch finally went to bed,.

I am feeling pretty good this morning. LIfe is good.

Last updated August 23, 2017