All decency went out the window for a few minutes. They way I saw her looking really good. She had that look of guilt all over her face like she was about to be busted for insurance fraud, and there I was, the senior citizen in a house full of children, thinking I could have gotten busted if anything rotten had happened. This is the pirates life for me, I suppose.

Hopefully the tar cleans out of my lungs. I quit smoking. Not because the stress is gone, and not necessarily for someone... it's just I'm happy enough to want to keep this living streak going. I'm happy being free. I'm enjoying doing 80 up the interestate going to see my baby. Something about being able to say the phrase "I love you" with some sincerity makes me feel giddy.

Realizations for the month:

1. I have to watch out more for myself.
2. To be happy, to be decent, dedicate yourself to spending time with happy and decent people.
3. Liz Harvey is literally the center of all existence. The Earth may revolve around the sun, but the galaxy revolves around her.
4. $500 is a small price to pay for freedom from someone utterly sick in the head hell bent on ruining your life.
5. Despite the best efforts, I some how managed coming out of the past two years with confidence and self respect. It's shocking the past two years lasted that long at all.

Skip, skip, skip to my lou.
Baby, I'm coming home to you.