~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Cowboy I am still playing Mahjong but my newbie friend has taken off and is really super good. I am proud of her but it just shows me how slow I can be with a tile game. It does not come naturally and it completely clicked with her which makes it not as much fun to play with her. She beats me every time! I am still playing tho because it’s a great way to pass the time and not think about drinking. Peachie I am sorry you overdrank. Just keep coming back like we do when we slip. Ginger, those snakes would send me packing too. Do people in your neighborhood regularly get bit by them? Hi to everyone and hope today is a good day. 24 more please.

[abcowboy]

I agree with Jude Ginger, heat and rattlesnakes would be enough to get me headed for home.

How did you make out with the computer shopping dill?

We had those strong winds as well Mulburry, not quite as strong as you guys got but lots of trees uprooted, and many houses lost shingles.

Waves to the rest of the gang...

Not today...

[Peachie]

Evening Cafe. Much better day today. Thank you for your concern. I really appreciate it. I haven't been looking after myself properly, poor choice of food and no exercise and it takes its toll on my wellbeing. However, today I have given myself a shake off and decided to rectify those things which improves my mental health.
Mul, great to hear from you. Hope you settle back in at home and those triggers disappear.

Rava I know what you mean about things not clicking sometimes. Well done for persevering.

Ginger looks like you'll be thankful to be heading home soon!

Jude, thank you for being here early every day.

Hi to Dill and Cowboy.

Nightie night
Xxx

[dill]

Mul, I can totally relate to certain places being a trigger. It's hard for me because most of my drinking took place at home. Lots of triggers in my home and they still come out of the blue at times! I mostly drank while preparing the evening meal, and then during and after....until bedtime. I'm with Jude: "Stay strong." I sure am glad you didn't have any wind damage to your place. Travelling by bus would have been frightening in those high winds. Were you travelling when the wind was that crazy?

Cowboy, I am not one to trust "refurbished" either. I was kind of surprised when Mr. D made the purchase. We sure learned our lesson on that one! No more refurbished, ever! Jude and Rava, I went to Best Buy and made a decision to switch from the Microsoft products (Surface 5) to the Apple and got a Macbook Air. There will be a learning curve but since we have Apple phones I think I will be able to figure out the Macbook. I will also be able to go into the store and take face to face with a human if I have any issues! I am not happy with the AI revolution. I find some places you call don't even give you an option to speak to a person and for me AI is just frustrating to try to communicate with. Rava, glad your corned beef turned out so well. Did you neighbor give any feedback on it? Hope he liked it too!

Ginger, rattlesnakes?!! Definitely time to head north! I didn't think you were still using the 5th wheel. Hope you get that second AC functioning again!

We had some crazy wind here yesterday. Probably the system that affected you Mul. It was frightening!

Peachie, stick with us and definitely follow your instinct to get back to healthy eating. One of our former Cafe members, Paulywogg, was a good one to remind us to focus on healthy living more than sobriety. I found it very helpful. I don't know why, but for me the word sober has a tinge of judgement to it that I never really felt comfortable with.

Not today!