Bug; Robson Green; Serial Killers; Cirque du Soleil; Encourage!

Sunday, when I said I didn't do anything, it was because I didn't feel like it. In the middle of the night, I realized I had some kind of low-level tummy bug.

Yesterday, I stayed home and slept. And slept. Of course, when normal bedtime arrived, I couldn't sleep. However, if I don't feel well, and I feel sleepy, then I know that's what I should do: sleep.

Amazingly enough I feel halfway ok this evening.

Yesterday and today felt cold. So I've turned my electric heater to high. And set the floor furnance thermostat at 72. And for the first time all day, I'm comfortable.

Last night I watched another episode of "Wire in the Blood" with Robson Greene." I started to say that all three that I've seen have been fun to watch. But the subject matter, serial killers, takes them out of the "fun to watch" category. So I'll guess I'll say "intriguing to watch."

Serial killers have become the de facto standard for mysteries for the last few years. Maybe it's the attraction of the contest between the detective and the killer. Or maybe it's the sense that we see some part of ourselves in the killer.

I also watched "Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within" on Bravo. It's a "reality show" that follows eight or so performers who want to become part of a Cirque du Soleil. The first thing it did was to show me how difficult some of the acts actually are. The Cirque du Soleil performers are so good that it looks easy. But the program showed the endless rehearsals, falls, drops, false starts, plunges, tumbles the performers go through. OUCH!

One acrobat, a young guy from the UK, had a terrible time. It was his first time to be away from home. His parents had recently separated. And the mother had cancer. He was part overwhelmed and part angry. Everything he did came out wrong. I wanted someone to give the poor guy a hug. At the end of the program, he returned to the UK. I'm not sure if we'll see him again or not.

I suppose one of the small things we can do in life is to offer encouragement. It's not difficult to do, and who knows what benefits it will provide.

PAX!