Pragmatist
Pragmatist

We were having some nice weather for a few days, but the thermometer is heading for the triples again.  I'll probably go swimming again tomorrow.  I'm more and more tempted to follow Megan.  At least for the summer.  But what to do with Schnapps?  He's not exactly transportable, and he doesn't have an automatic feeder as does Banshee.

Well, I'll think of something.

And speaking of Megan.  She has a job.  Not as much money as she'd like, but it's only the beginning.  The cats and the bunnies have settled in as though they've been there forever.  Had some rain last week and the cats, the cats stayed out in the yard and enjoyed the wet.  Megan said she had to go get KK and drag him in out of the rain.  I knew that cat didn't have good sense.  Psycho didn't mind a little wet, but he went in the house on his own.

I got a new pill that was supposed to help my digestive problems.  Just increased the problem.  Been mizzzzerrrable for the last couple days.  So we'll scratch that one and try something different.  So miserable, in fact, that I didn't go to shul today.

Marian is back East with her daughter now.  Left on the early-bird flight Friday morning.  She said she'd e-mail me when she got there, but haven't heard from her yet.  Haven't read about any plane crashes, so I'm not worried.  When she's settled in, I'll hear.

Went to Leisure League luncheon last Thursday.  There were two entertainments.  One was four performers from a local opera company: 2 men, 2 women.  The baritone serenaded us with They Call the Wind Mariah and Ol' Man River.  I wasn't impressed.  One of the women sang a couple Italian love songs, and the other did Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine.  Again I wasn't impressed.  Both women were sopranos, and maybe I'm biased.  The tenor did O Sole Mio.  Nice, but he wasn't Pavarotti.  He also did a nice Jewish number, but I can't remember the title.  Of the four, I'd enjoy the tenor again.

The second presentation was Japanese folk dancing.  Five women in pretty kimonos and white tabis did several dances.  Some with fans, and some with decorated hats.  They were so graceful.  I would have been happy to watch them all afternoon.  I'm not quite so fond of the music; the oriental sound grates on my ears.  Maybe if the volume had been turned down a bit.......

Well, the apartment buildings are going to be power washed Monday, so all the tenants have to move all their patio furniture out of the way.  Most of my patio is out on the lawn now.  All I have to do is get down the hanging plants and put them away under the shade.  The last time the place was spruced up I almost lost my spider plants from too much sun.  This time I'm spreading a bamboo shade over two chairs and putting the plants under the shade.  I think all the plants should have a good watering, too.  I'll do that tomorrow.  

And then, I'll have to put everything back.  The fountain and the concrete bench will have to wait until I can get some more muscle help.  I'm debating about taking up the outdoor carpet.  It'll dry well enough, but the water sprayers may not like the idea of soaking anything but a concrete floor.  Oh, well, I think about that tomorrow.

Well, that's it for now.  I'll go read awhile then go to bed.

Shalom