Hello on Monday

Dear Friends,

Well, I feel so guilty that a diehard Red Sox fan shut off the television during the 8th inning (while in bed) and switched to the radio sleep mode. I fell asleep thinking that the Red Sox were going to lose the game since they were behind by a 2 to 1 score. To my surprise, the Red Sox won the game in the bottom of the 10th with some late inning heroics, and I missed it.
Luckily, the Red Sox show a replay of the game several times after the game is over so I will have to watch it second hand. Oh Darn!

Politics / Political fallout -- Our down graded credit rating has the rest of the world "shaking in their boots" as the saying goes. We will have to see what the worlds' stock markets do before this day is over. There are other countries in trouble like us in the United States so it isn't just the United States which has to change things around, and "jump start" our economy. It is the "blame game" right now which isn't good.

Our Tewksbury son called last night to see if we made it home alright. He said that when Max woke up from his afternoon nap, and he called for his Papa and Nana. I guess we as grandparents must have made a positive impression on him.
We also get constant pictures from the two cherubs who live in Valdosta, Georgia. Isabelle continues to swim like a fish in the pool in their home.
Gabriel is growing like a weed, and he wants to do what his big sister does, but that will take a little while longer for him to catch up to his big sister.

Like I said yesterday, we were hoping to have a little down time with respect to our active lives, but it won't happen in the near future. We will be attending another party this coming Saturday in Pittsfield, and it will be a Hawaiian theme party! On Sunday, I have the Irish American Organization's Golf Tournament at the Skyline Country Club. Since my boot is still a part of my life, I might be doing a lot of putting!

I will be wearing my boot today when we head off to the Saratoga Race Horse Track. When I get through this email, I have to select a cooler for food, snacks, and beverages which has wheels, and folding chairs. The walk from the Bus parking lot to the main gates of the track requires a good deal of walking. We also are not going straight home after the horse racing. There is a Casino a mile or so from the Race Track which only has slot machines. I will have to pace myself with respect to betting on the horses.
There was a big staked race on Sunday, and the favorite came in second. A long shot, who won the race by a nose, paid $36. The favorite's second place finish paid $2.80 on a two dollar bet. I am hoping that a couple of long shots win some races today.


We are in for a day of heat and humidity with a chance of an afternoon thunder storm.

Observation -- I was thinking about tags on items which we purchase that say it is against the law to remove them when you purchase the particular item.
We still have tags on pillows, the folding chairs which we take to the Race track, mattresses, kitchen towels, regular towels, cords on electrical appliances, tents, canopies, etc. I try to tell people that it is okay to cut the tags, but if you come to our house the tags are still on most of the items just mentioned. I am not allowed to cut tags off of items because I have cut cords on appliances, the fabric on things like pillows, etc. One time we got a brand new appliance, I thought I was cutting some tape on the device holding parts of the device together during shipping. Not! It turned out to be a thin flat wire about 3/4 of an inch wide that carried power to a CD player.

Well, I have to get to some quiet activities before I wake Linda up at 8:00 AM.
Have a great week at work or play.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad