Day 15

18 Oct. It’s a beautiful day in the valley and the big event for today was a commissary run. I just had a couple things on my list, but figured I would save enough on Trick or Treat candy to cover the gas. I was lucky enough to find a car wash so I got the Kia cleaned up. Not too bad job for a bunch of kids that looked like they had never washed a car in their lives. For every “washer” it seemed like 4 people were supervising. Max is all over me while I’m trying to type this entry. He’s gotten (is that a word?) to the point where it’s not so much he wants me to come back and pet him while he eats as much as he just seems to want someone to hangout with him in the computer room. I’ll give him a couple of pets and he jumps up on the computer table and starts squirreling around, walking back and forth across the keyboard even when no one is even there.

The commissary was interesting. I had 8 things on my list and spent $150 – go figure!! I guess 6 months work of paper plates can get expensive. I kinda felt like people were looking at me when I checked out with 15 little cans of cat food – Oh! Poor old guy is on a budget and eating cat food!! Beanie mention there were two places that need CAs. I think it was Chenaro & Salerno. If it’s Salerno, it’s a lower altitude, but it’s in a pretty dicey area, close to Pakistan and an area known as “Federally Administered Tribal Areas” of Afghanistan. Now there’s a name that gives you a warm fuzzy. Probably should have just named it Osamaland. Maybe that’s why they’re hesitant to send a female there. All speculation my friends. Probably not the best input I could have had. Well that’s about it for this edition of the Beanie Liberation News Front.