It was 6:30 AM I go outside and walk around in my yard with a cup of coffee.
A wild tomcat comes by and greets me.
I give him some food and he follows me around and rubs on me.
It is 70 degrees outside and it rained 2 3/4 inches last night.
The weather couldn't be better.
I look around and I am about the only person outside.
This goes on day after day.
The only people I see outside doing things are Oscar and Alexandria 2 houses up and some folks 3 houses down.
They are always outside doing things in their yard.
Oscar and Alexandria are from Chile and the other people are from some other country.
They love this country and dont take it for granted.
Every day I see Alexandria go to the back of her yard and drink coffee and watch the critters on a bench.
Both families are friendly and always stop and talk to me and wave.
The family down the street has chickens and their yard is nice and kept up.
Everyone else is in the house hiding from the world.
The only time you see them outside is when they have to mow their lawn.
It is a chore to them they dont want to be outside.
Something on TV is too important for them to go outside.
Their yard is a canvas from which they hide behind.
People in apartments dream of having a yard and a house.
They dream of a garden.
They pay twice as much for rent than they would a house payment.
They dont qualify for a loan and the landlord sucks them dry every month.
This is the USA and this is how many of us live.
People are like ticks on a cow.
We are the ticks and the cow is our country.
If we suck too much then one day that cow will die.
We have to take care of our cow.
Worth