Random Texarkana

I'm up in the middle of the night--once again--because I'm allergic to sleep. Well, that and there's a cat crying outside in the 23 degree night. 

As my brother Darwin observed, I come from a long line of suckers who have a heart for such lost souls. The difference being (as Darwin pointed out) I'm admitting to it. My father would spat, "I'm not feeding that !#&(&^@* stray," right before dumping out a bunch of food and calling me to share how he fed three stray cats. I have memories of my paternal grandmother, cursing in French, while fixing the local neighborhood strays a scrambled egg and then stating, "I'm not feeding the #!#&(&^@* stray cats." 

MY stray had a diet of cheese, a hotdog and chicken over the course of yesterday. Also, Marty and I put out two cardboard boxes with old towels around our exterior, hoping to give any local critters passing through a place to be warm overnight. I'm not saying this will absolutely happen, but I might stop by the store and pick up a bag of kibble on my way home from church today. You know, just in case. 

Incidentally, the stray and Luna aren't seeing eye to eye. Luna is my first priority. So even if we (ahem) "adopt" this potential snake killer outdoor cat, hopefully we can all come to a detante.  

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I was going to drive to Phoenix next week. But now that trip is on hold while I get a few things straightened out. Other than hanging out at the Waffle House, there's nothing to do at 2 a.m. So, I spent a bit of time playing on Southwest's Web site. If I can swing it, perhaps I will come at the end of February. I found tickets as low as $90 if I want to travel at specific times of the day, which work well with driving three hours into Dallas and missing their rush hour traffic. Hopefully my brother loves me enough to take me to the airport at 4:30 a.m. 

However, I can't make plans just yet. Nor do I want to put my trip off much longer. Part of this urgency to book my trip is because I've been told Bonus Dad is looking forward to seeing me. Of course, I'm looking forward to seeing him too. I'm just not looking forward to traveling again.