THE SITUATION ROOM

The veranda at our home was more than a place to relax, it had become our situation room.  Tonight, we are taking stock of our lives and trying to establish a crucial item that was missing:  our direction.  We had none.  We have been moved by whim, going here and there and enjoying every one of our adventures.  Our lives have been a series of unrelated compartments.  I began to ramble:  "We are blessed with money, a lovely home, each other, but where do we want to go? "   Blythe said: "I'm not sure we need to go anywhere as far as a pre-planned direction.....both of have said we spend too much time in the past, but the past so beats the present state of affairs....we watch the news and it is a story of collective night mares,  we go shopping and it is an experience of being in about ten countries at the same time..everybody in too much of a hurry to give a smile or say hello...we can't escape the reality of the World as it now is....I love our home....our town has changed, though...........I can't think of anything other than what we have been doing..just going by whim....not every body has that priviledge."
Blythe made allot of sense; I could not deny that.  "Blythe, one of the most challenging things we ever did together was when we took the case in investigating the activities of that woman. Do you ever think you would like to find another case to figure out?"  "Not at present, dear....its not relaxing....too much spying...don't dig it too much......I'll tell you what interests me...exploring in the wilds.....using maps amd compass..back packing everything we need to survive..that is what interests me...right now.....there is something that is akin to spying I like.....getting a powerful telescope and watching things from a distance."     "Like people?"  I asked.  "Yes, that would do" she replied. I thought a minute and asked how she would like camping near the Mexican border and watching for drug traffickers.  Her only reply was,,"HUMMM"    So, the next day, we went shopping for all sorts of camping and survival gear....including a high powered rifle with a scope.  ....we had direction   (to be continiued)  Rememember stories go from bottom to top.....(Direction!!!!)