time goes on

IT'S KINDA FUNNY...I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY...LIFE KEEPS GOING ON, THAT'S ALL. OH I KEEP MYSELF BUSY, VERY BUSY.  BUT UNLESS JIMMY IS HERE WITH ME, IT'S ALL KIND OF USELESS. SO TODAY, I WALKED AROUND FOR 1.5 HOURS.......I WALKED A COUPLE OF MILES AND SAT ON THE PARK BENCHES.  I LISTEN TO MY WALKMAN...I FEEL BETTER TONITE, PHYSICALLY. YOU SEE, I HAVE VERY SEVERE NEUROPATHY, SO FOR ME TO WALK IS A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT AND I TOOK PRINCE FOR 2 WALKS, AND WE SAT OUTSIDE IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE.  I PLANTED SOME MORE FLOWERS AND RE-ARRANGED THE ANGEL STATUES I HAVE THERE.  JIMMY CALLED ME AT 9:30 PM...HIS FINAL DAILY CALL, AS USUAL. HE SAID THE PRISON ALWAYS SMELLS OF BURNT POPCORN IN THE EVENING.  JIMMY SAID,"I KEEP TELLING THESE GUYS MY WIFE NEVER BURNS POPCORN.  SHE MAKES PERFECT POPCORN EVERYTIME."   YES IT'S TRUE..I DO.....I USED TO MAKE POPCORN FOR THE STAFF IN THE HOSPITAL I WORKED IN, EVERYNITE. I TOLD JIMMY , TELL THOSE GUYS MY SECRET...ONE MUST STAND BY THE MICROWAVE AND LISTEN.  WHEN THE POPPING STOPS, OR SLOWS DOWN, IT'S DONE.  THAT'S IT...NO BIG THING! ON THE FINAL POP, OPEN THAT MICROWAVE DOOR FAST, OR IT WILL BURN........WELL, WE ARE STILL HOPING HE'LL GO TO THE HALF-WAY HOUSE SOON.......TOMORROW, BEING THE START OF A NEW WEEK, MAYBE WE'LL HEAR SOME GOOD NEWS....THAT IS HOW WE LIVE OUR LIFE........LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT DAY.  WE FEEL CLOSER THAN EVER!  WE STILL TALK 3-4 TIMES/DAY..........JIMMY'S FIRST CALL IS 12:30 pm TO WAKE ME UP.  I'M A LATE SLEEPEr, THESE DAYS, AND SLEEPING SO LATE HELPS PASS THE DAY.  HIS NEXT CALL IS 5:30 PM.....TO SEE IF  I'M OK.  AND HIS LAST CALL, BEFORE BEDTIME IS 9:30 pm...HE LIKES THAT CALL TO BE MAINLY LOVE TALK..AND THEN WE CAN BOTH HAVE A RESTFUL NITE....OR TRY TO.  THE GOOD NEWS IS, I GOT PRINCE'S PIX AND A FEW LINES ABOUT HIM PUBLISHED IN "TRUE ROMANCE MAGAZINE," AUGUST 2004 EDITION  (TENTATIVE DATE).  EVEN FOR A SIMPLE THING LIKE THAT I HAD TO SIGN A SMALL CONTRACT.  I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT WRITING...I JUST LOVE IT. I HAVE A POEM CALLED "THE ROSEBUD", WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A BOOK CALLED 'RELATIONSHIPS," IN DECEMBER 2004.  I AM STILL WORKING ON MY NOVELS......I'LL SAY GOOD-NITE NOW TO YOU......AND THERE'S A STORY I'M GOING TO WORK ON!