Oh, wow! Just think if I could stand out in the rain and melt off a few pounds. Hmph! with my luck they'd all come off where I don't need to have them come off. Oh well.

Harry and I went to see Allen again today. HE LAUGHED. This is the first time since the funeral that he has laughed. I've gotten some wan smiles out of him, but he actually laughed and had fun with us today.

Now, I have to think of what I'm going to do with my Sundays and Wednesday when Allen leaves to live back east with his son and his family. Which I think will be the end of this month. I'm sure something will occur to me.

Hanukkah is coming soon. I notice that Christmas decorations are up all over the place. Usually we have a Menorah lighting on the Capitol steps on the first night of Hanukkah, but since the first night is Friday this year I don't know how it's going to be done. The Menorah lights have to be lit before the Shabbat candles are lit, and unless the Menorah is lit in the middle of the afteroon instead of just before sunset, there won't be time for the strictly observant Jews to get home before sunset. And that includes the Rabbi.

Well, that's the Rabbi's problem to figure out. I'll just go along with whatever plans come about.

Today was a good day. Thank you.

Shalom