The title of tonight's blog is actually the name of one of my favorite hippie anthem's by the legendary 60's band "Canned Heat". I am going up, actually down, to the country but I'm not going to Woodstock. Quite the opposite....
Today started out as a very rainy day. Big Surprise! By noon the rain had stopped although it was still overcast. I slipped out of the office and drove over to the Veteran's Hospital where my friend, Wayne, is a chaplain. Every month or so we meet for lunch. Wayne and I seem to connect and I find him very enjoyable to be with. We talk mostly of the spiritual life and some of our personal struggles. He is also very encouraging about my writing on this blog. That helps me a lot because there are certainly days when I wonder why the hell I do this. My thoughts today are going to be rather short. It's Thursday night and tomorrow I am going to the Abbey of Gethsemani. I will be there until Sunday afternoon. I am really looking forward to it. As usual when I take a trip, I haven't packed a thing. I just woke up a few minutes ago from an unplanned nap. I've been home alone and unsupervised most of the night. My wife is out with friends and my son also had dinner with friends. Just a moment ago he pulled into the driveway from wherever he was. It's been a pleasant evening though some if it was lost to the time travel experience of sleeping. When I go to the monastery I will not have access to a computer so you won't be hearing from me for a few days. I'm sure when I return I will have stories to tell and things to write about. Be back soon....
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