Kristy: I have to go pick up groceries. Do you want to go on a ride with me?
Don: No, there’s too much going on here. I can’t leave.
Kristy: Like what?
Don: Two jets just landed on the beach and a helicopter landed next door.
Kristy: What do you think they are doing?
Don: I don’t know but the airstrip is halfway up the island.
Kristy: OK, mister, let’s get your coat. I think you need to come with me.
I thought about blaming such hallucinations on his choice of TV subject matter. Today, however, I don’t think Gunsmoke fits the situation. What should be a 15-minute grocery run will now turn into a 2-hour project.
Note to Self: Cadence of the Summertime Caretaker Blues is ever so lightly playing in the back of my mind.