DeBrands wins!!

Of course we all know that DeBrands wins when it comes to chocolate but tonight they won the great bed race here in Fort Wayne. Great fun and all for a good cause. In this case all of the proceeds went to Mustard Seed to help them provide beds and bedding for children who need them. How nice.  Good job DeBrands. I might have to go buy some chocolate just to show my appreciation. I think that sounds like a fine idea, don't you?

Summer school was never like this.

I remember summer school. When I was in high schook I took two summer classes, typing - the closest I every came to getting a D in a class, and speed reading which I was assured would help me in college. It may have althugh deep down I really enjoy reading more slowly, savoring the words that the author worked so hard to string together. Anyway, one of my granddaughters, who will be a freshman this fall, is taking summer school. She's taking physical education. This three week, four hour a day concetrated PE class will allow her to take band and have a study hall her first year. Sounds like a great idea to me. However she will be getting quite a work out in two weeks. Her last week of PE coincides with her first week of band camp so. for one week,  from 9am to 1pm she will be swimming, running, and doing various exercises. Then from 3pm to 9pm she will be marching. This will make the last two weeks of band camp look easy, so I guess that's a good thing. No concers about this grandchild not getting enough exercise.

Please pass the coffee.

Well, here's some happy news.  Coffee is now good for you, at least for the moment. It evidently doesn't even matter if it's decaf or regular. Not only does it contain all kinds of good antioxidents and other good stuff it also, and I quote here, "reduces the risk of death, by 12% if you drink one cup a day, by 18% if you drink 2 or more cups a day." I heard these statistics twice in two different TV reports so they must be true. Maybe. if you drink 8-10 cups a day you could reduce your risk of death altogether. Once again people, I feel compelled to point out here that we all have a 100% chance of dying sooner or later. But in the meantime enjoy your coffee. Do you supposed Starbucks, or maybe Dunkin Donuts, funded this research? Oh, what a nasty, suspicious mind I have.

My favorite thing?

If not my very favorite ( I am fond of breathing), eating is certainly one of my favorite activities, especially when it;s indulged in with friends or family. Earlier this week I enjoyed a lovely dinner at my son's home and yesterday and today I shared meals in yummy restaurants with five close friends. Last night it was Don Hall's Gas House (always a favorite) and this morning we brunched at the Sunrise Cafe. Apart from the easy flowing converswation and comfortable silences I also enjoy being waited on, having my food brought to me ready to eat and knowing I don't have to do the dishes after. Eating is an activity that you can do sitting down (in Roman days they even reclined) with no expectation that you will exert more effort than it takes to cut meat and lift a fork to your mouth. Is there any wonder that I find this activity (or inactivity) so appealing? It definitly suits my lazy personality. Too bad I can't afford a live in chef.

New medical studies

Two new medical studies have recently come to my attention. A few days ago I read an AARP article stating that diet cola is very bad for you. I don't drink cola or use artificial sweetners so this one didn't bother me too much. However, today I read an article stating that eating French fries, or any fried potatoes, is bad for your health. Now that strikes closer to home. A while back I heard another report on TV that salt might not be as bad for us as was previously believed. I have a theory about salt and I wish someone would do a study. Perhaps I should. It seems to me that if you put plenty of salt on French fries those little salt crystals break up the fat the fries are cooked in and just wisks it out of your body. Doesn't that sound reasonable?

Well finally!!

A few months ago our office staff here at the apartment complex started distributing a monthly calendar. This is apparently the pre-formatted type that a company can subscribe to with lots of pre-ncluded information as well as space for announcemdnts spicific to our place.  One of the standard features is a monthly calendar that lists special 'days'. For some reason we haven't received a calendar for a couple of months but todsay there was one waiting on my front door/ Sadly I've already missed 'World UFO Day" on July 2 and 'Compliment Your Mirror Day" on July 3. Yesterday commemorated the day the bikini was invented in 1946. It was also my brother's birthday. he was born in 1947. He probably thinks that the bikini was invented just for his enjoyment. I think the last time I looked good in a bikini was in 1946. I was 2 years old.  I remember having a bikini in later years - it was lime green - I don't remember wearing it but I must have done so sometime. I will assunme I looked \hot\ in it and enjoy the knowledge that I always looked good to my husband.

Road Trip

Just got back from a 5 day road trip with two friends. We attended a 50th wedding anniversary party in Owego, New York, then toured the Corning Glass Museum (and massive gift ahop) in Corning, NY. From there we traveled north west to Niagara and enjoyed the falls and fireworks from the Canadian side. Then on to Niagara on  the Lake (Erie that is), a charming little historic town just a 25 minute drive on a beautiful parkway north of Niagara Falls. Driving along this quiet winding road was a real relief after the incredible traffic snarls on both sides of the border. We should have know that the 4th would be a busy time. Turns out Canada is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year. All in all a good fun time. Three of us made the trip  We only got lost once. On the way back to our motel after the anniversary party which was held at a private home way out in the rolling hills and woods. Easy to find in daylight with GPS but not so easy in the dark and fog without GPS. Oh well, you have to have one mis-adventure to know you;ve been traveling.