The pool

We have an indoor and an outdoor pool here in Four Seasons and I used the indoor pool for the first time last week.

Oh, it wasn't my idea. Cathy's new physical therapist suggested that she spend time in the pool swimming, walking, whatever. And especially, spend 15 minutes or so in the hot tub!! She loves it and it seems to help her back (which seems much better, thank you! She's planning to go back to work part-time Aug 7 and was told to take August as a transistion month. They love her at TASK!!)

I tried the spa but water at 102 degrees is for a bathtub, not a semi-public place. Besides, I had always thought that hot tubs were for drinking and sex, both of which are prohibited!

The regular indoor pool is quite pleasant so I walk around in 4-5 feet of water while she's steeping.

I'm not permitted any real exercise until I'm well into my cardiac rehab -- question: there's no damage to my heart and presumably they put stents wherever there was a blockage, so what is the risk? I haven't gotten a straight answer yet.

But I did find a cardiac rehab place I like. Virtua in Mt Laurel is also about 25-30 minutes from home -- in fact all the local ones are 25-30 minutes away! -- and they have a beautiful facillity, with ample space, a locker room, a shower, a lunch room, etc. And it't only a few minutes away from where I play duplicate bridge on M and F!! I have my first session on 8/15.

When Wendy Met Sally

One year ago, my niece Wendy bought a green Mustang convertible that she immediately named "Sally". Here is their story....

In June of 2005, Wendy decided to buy a car. Her friend's new convertible awakened her desire for a soft-top car, bright green! The next day, she attended her home town's event called "Random Acts of Fun". Each week, a different block of town is spotlighted and the businesses participate in making it a fun evening. That night, they had a passport game -- where you would go from business to business and collect stickers to fill out your passport. If you completed the game, you could get a prize. Wendy's last stop was at a car dealer (you saw that coming, right?), a place that she never knew before,
 
The office where they had the passport stickers was way at the end of the sales lot, so Wendy made her way through the dozens of cars on the lot, and there it was! A bright green 2000 Mustang convertible ith 13,000 miles! "Don't sell the car before noon tomorrow!!", Wendy said. "I'll be back then!!"

And on June 29th, she bought it!

Brace Yourself!

That's what the chiroropractor said to Cathy and it worked! She's been in a back brace since around 1PM (it's now 8:40) and hasn't had to lie down at all!

(That's not Cathy's tush!!!)

Sorry, we're closed

New Jersey closed yesterday.

Not all of it. Just the state government and the "non-essential" departments it controls. Seems the legislature couldn't agree on a budget. The new governor, who made millions on Wall Street, wants to balance the budget by raising he state sales tax from 6% to 7%, but his fellow Democrats believe there will be a backlash at the polls next election.

Gov. Corzine has accepted a number of alternatives but they are about $1,000,000,000 apart.

Now we'll surely catch him!!

"U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
authorized up to a $5 million reward Friday for information leading to
the capture of Abu Ayyub al-Masri, believed to be the replacement for
the late leader of al Qaeda in Iraq -- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi."

For that kind of money, perhaps Halliburton will look for him!!