Rain, rain and more rain

This afternoon after dinner I ventured a little farther than I normally do away from the hospital, up a dirt track and stopped at a school yard where some kids were playing soccer. There was a view of a waterfall in the distance coming from the hills. In fact, on my way back from the school yard a young child walking along, who apparently knew I was "Doctor Dave" and informed me that we had "already met" offered to bring me there tomorrow. Well, I'm not sure if I will be finding him back (or more likely whether he will be tracking me down) but I will probably make it there sooner or later. Since this is up in the mountains the clouds were low and everything was very misty. A couple times today I wondered if I were currently dreaming. Whether the mefloquine is really affecting me or not I'm not sure. I actually had a dream last night that Joe Biden used to play for the Minnesota Twins and was crucial to their 1987 World Series victory, you can't make that stuff up. This does, however bring up an interesting question; would that influence anyone's vote? Anyways, speaking of Misty, I made a new friend last night. Mitsy the cat. Her owners have been away to the U.S. for at least the last few weeks so I guess she has gotten lonely. I was sitting out on the patio working on my computer when she decided to jump up on my lab and purr. Because I didn't want to contract rabies I immediately put her on the ground. Within seconds she was purring and up on my lap again. We repeated this sequence of events for a few minutes and eventually I tired of the game before the cat did (those darn cats can sure be persistent)she spent the rest of the evening sleeping on my lap. I guess she's lonely and I'm lonely; she misses her owners and I miss my owner so we make a good pair. My allergies did flare up today though. Thank goodness for loratadine.

It is still the rainy season here and it shows. Out of nowhere you will find yourself in a torrential downpour complete with lightning and thunder. Fortunately most of the walkways are covered so I don't get too wet. The rain can be a little depression though. It's Saturday tomorrow and apparently in Cameroon, or at least at this hospital Saturday isn't technically a weekend, so it will be up for 6:40 am chapel. Good night.