Talk about being torn.  I have had a marvelous and productive day and was looking at an early bedtime when on the TV I ran into AMC and a John Wayne Marathon!  And with an early start in the morning tomorrow the tension was really getting high.

So I thought about it for………okay, I really didn’t think about it at all.  The movie was “El Dorado,” with James Caan and Robert Mitchum, and it went an hour later than I thought it would.  And of course the first few minutes of “Cahill, US Marshal” made me consider if sleep was even needed at all.

But alas, I am in bed and wondering how many bad guys the Duke is reigning in while I am typing and pondering sleep. But in all honesty, I know the answer……..ALL OF THEM.

All I can say is that I hope and pray I dream about some of this stuff tonight.  Sure I will be tired in the morning from riding the range with the Duke.  But it would be worth it!  John Wayne was not just a great American hero, he was one of my personal heroes as well.

What a gift to get to watch him tonight!  Rest in peace Duke!

Goodnight my friends and God Bless!

Tommy+