Hello on Wednesday

Dear Friends,

Another day went as planned in Curley World.

The VNA nurse, who came to our house on Tuesday, is guessing that when Linda sees the Wound Clinic doctor on Friday, the medical staff might say that the Hernia from Hell ordeal is finally over. The wound area is so small that the nurses can just about fit any packing material in that area.

Linda had fun playing Mah Jongg with her lady friends on Tuesday. For two weeks in a row, she has been on the positive side of winning. Hadassah is having a fundraiser Mah Jongg tournament in June at the Cranwell Resort and Spa. Linda is signing up for the event. Could her friends be working on Linda to get her to join one of the local Temples?

I was in a lazy mood yesterday, so I didn't accomplish hardly anything at all.
The most I did yesterday was to prepare a pork loin dinner with all the fixings for supper. This is one of the joys of retirement with respect to doing anything you want, the procrastination of any projects, etc.

My friends who attended the Red Sox game at Fenway Park saw a great game. It was a pitchers duel for the first 6 or 7 innings of the game before the Red Sox bats came alive.
My Boston Celtics are 0 and 2 in the second round of the NBA playoffs. The other team seems to have younger players who appear to be heading for a NBA championship unless there is a decided turnaround for Boston.

Social Calendar -- Linda had to decide which of four events that she would attend this evening. BONCO won out, but it wasn't her first or second choice. She has been playing BONCO for over 34 years so she felt obligated. She really wanted to go to an all girls' cookout which has been on her social calendar for over a month. The second choice, which was to attend a dinner party at an Irish Sister City friend's home, almost won out too.
My social calendar involves a 5 PM UNICO Scholarship meeting at the chairperson's home. I will then proceed to the dinner party mentioned above.

Our Grandchild Isabelle from Kansas, soon to be Georgia, has been calling us over the past few nights. The three year old told us that she got her toes painted yesterday, and that she now has purple toes. We should be getting a picture of the painted toes today. I asked her if she was going to paint her brother's toes too. Not! Her brother Gabriel turns one year old this Friday. Linda and I wish that were there in Kansas to give both of those cherubs a big hug. We haven't seen them since mid January. As a matter of fact, our son hasn't been home since April 6 (training in Arizona), and super mom Danielle has been doing it all. Danielle and the two grandchildren will be visiting our son over the Memorial Day weekend in Tucson. They will be back together during mid June!

While I was off doing errands on Tuesday, I had to go to a grocery store. On the sidewalk right outside of the store, there were cigarette butts everywhere. I have a decreased sense of smell, but the sight of them, and the smell of them was disgusting. If that was my store, I would have had someone sweep up those butts.

Speaking of a sense of smell, I was sitting on a bench outside a store at the Lee Outlets the other day. A woman asked if she could sit on the bench too. I said: "Yes". Once again, a total stranger found a need to start up a conversation with me. I must project this friendly and non threatening personality. Most of the time men are sitting on these benches waiting for their wives or significant others. This lady said that her husband was in a shoe store, but she couldn't go with him because she is allergic to the smell of leather. She said that since the shoe store was relatively small, the odor is concentrated, and she had to leave the store. She also said that if she walks down the isle of a supermarket that has cleaning products, she gets sick too. I didn't ask her, but I am guessing that the husband might be in charge of cleaning the bathrooms in their home. He probably is in charge of doing laundry too!
I also got to thinking that this lady would not have a closet full of leather shoes, or leather pocket books. Her allergy might have some positive things to think about.

The Osama Bin Laden death is still causing quite a stir. Some people want to see his bullet ridden body, the burial at sea, etc. So many of our citizens don't trust our government at all!

Speaking of government, some the people in those tornado ravaged areas, and those flooded areas are the same people who want less government involvement in their lives. When their home and lives have been destroyed, they are the first ones who want help from the government. Do some people want it both ways?

Weather -- The rain finally arrived for us in the Berkshires. It is one of those gentle May showers that will jump start the growth of everything in the Berkshires. We might get a half an inch of rain before it is all over.

We finally received an invitation for the annual Kentucky Derby Party at a friend's home on Saturday. The 4 PM until 7 PM party is a lot of fun. Mint Juleps will be the main beverage of the party, of course in moderation.

Have a great Wednesday.
I have to put out the trash, and finish my morning routine.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad