Walking in the Desert

Most days

I have to force myself to put on my tennis shoes

grab my iphone and headset

and head out the door

to get my exercise

Recently

my town built a really nice

baseball soccer dog park

about a quarter of a mile

behind my house

since our government is broke

and we are borrowing money from China

it just seems fitting to call it

 the Chinese ball park

It's been a nice addition to our neighborhood

I love the fact that I can practically walk out my door

and get my two miles in without

really leaving my house

at night

the lights from the ball park give off a glow

and I can see the scoreboard flashing from my kitchen window

and when we sit on the back porch

you can hear the sounds of people chattering

and the crack of the bat hitting the ball

at first

I was a little miffed that they were destroying the desert

behind our house

I love living in the desert

but my opinion has changed

and so I would just like to thank the Chinese Government

for building such a beautiful park

behind my house

even if it cost a gazillion dollars

and our Government will be paying on it for years and years

Petie