Update: Ukiah, CA December 17th, 2023 A.D.

Awoke early at Building Bridges Homeless Resource Center, with the Mahamantra ongoing in the mind! Not certain what is up, but that hasn’t happened in awhile. Following morning ablutions, walked to the laundromat on Talmage Road and after loading in the load, checked LOTTO tix and purchased a Colombian coffee at the Speedway Gas Station. [N.B. Won a small amount of money for the second time in a week, and picked new numbers.] Returning, enjoyed sipping the coffee as the laundry tumbled, and answering Charlie the manager’s question as to where I’d been the past couple of months. At that point, “frequent flier” Thomas Cook arrived with tall tales, which mixed it up a bit with my detailing the latest brush with death, amidst the cacophony of Spanish speakers doing a lot of laundry, and the presence of children running around. As always, continued identifying with the ParaBrahman (id est: not the body and not the mind) while the Hare Krishna Mahamantra repeated in the mind effortlessly. Am now back at Building Bridges, awaiting the free sumptuous December 17th community meal at 5 o’clock to arrive. Got a Monday morning appointment to get the teeth cleaned by the hygienist at Adventist Health-Ukiah Valley. Everything just rolls on and on and on. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Craig Louis Stehr Paypal.me/craiglouisstehr 17.XII.’23