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My thoughts released; a mind set free |
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These pages contain my thoughts, from meandering ideas and persuasions to deep cerebrations and serious mentations. Why, for what purpose? To release my mind and set creativity free. Somewhere inside the constraints of my mind dwells a writer, a poet, an artist who paints with words. In here I release those constraints and set the artist free. Perhaps, lost somewhere in the depths of thought, is a story or a poem, waiting to be written. |
| Last night, or actually early this morning, my wife woke me with a shake and whispered, "I think someone is in the house." It took a minute or two for these words to sink in to my half asleep brain, but once they did, I was wide awake. I was just about to tell her, "You were probably dreaming." But before I could, I heard something in the kitchen. I also noticed it was very dark, the night light was out. I sat up, listened, and sure enough, there were sounds in the kitchen. I quietly crossed got out of bed and slipped my robe on as more sounds came from the kitchen. I couldn't understand why the dogs hadn't started barking as I fumbled for the flashlight I keep on my night stand. Once I had it turned on, I realized the dogs where not in the bedroom. I talked in a low voice to my wife, now sitting on the edge of the bed, "I think it's just the dogs out there, I'll go see what's up." She must have been thinking the same because she lay back down. I walked out of the bedroom guided by my flashlight, through the living room, and as I entered the kitchen, I saw both dogs sitting by the patio door. I was just about to ask them what they were doing when I heard something behind me. I turned my head towards the sound and discovered someone standing by the sink! Quickly I turned the flashlight on the intruder, blinding him. I was a bit panicked, I had no weapon, no phone, nothing. Then, I realized that the intruder was my wife's nephew. He stayed with us last winter, and still has a key as well as his room here. He had been drinking a bit and had gotten a ride to our house to spend the night. He let himself in and was trying to not wake us, but the power was off and he couldn't see except in the kitchen where there was some light coming in through the patio door. He remembered we kept a flashlight in the kitchen and was trying to find it when I came into the kitchen. I guess I startled him as much as he did me; we both had a good laugh. I was surprised he didn't have his phone light on and asked why. He had it when he came in, but the dogs heard him, recognized him, and in their jumping and excitement had knocked it out of his hands. He didn't know the power was off until after he had dropped his phone and in the dark he couldn't find it. |
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