WELL, EXPENSIVE STAMPS AND SPANKING?

The Post Office is asking for an added 2 cents to the cost of stamps (making one cost 46 cents) which would start in January. I wonder what Emily Post would say to that? Would she consider it good manners to send "thank-you notes" by computer now that stamps would be so expensive? Yes, I wonder.

I also noticed that there was quite a discussion about the value of spanking children. I can't remember if or whether I spanked mine. Can you?

It might rain today: I'm getting my hair set--a clear invitation for the skies to fall!. Take care, Marian

KITCHEN BAND; WALT; AND DAY'S SCHEDULE

The kitchen band is really a rhythm band where false or play instruments (lots of drums) are used to beat upon to the sound of records from the 40's era. Noisy, and jumpy. I remember a kitchen band as beating on kitchen pans to the rhythm of music as a part of New Year's Eve celebrations. It kept the kids in the kitchen while the adults celebrated in the living room------Will I join this band? Still up in the air----

Walt just left for the 3 weeks math workshop he teaches in Dallas to gifted high school students. It was a wonderful visit. He thought he was very funny when he got FOX news on the TV to tease us. We reacted as he expected----'nuff said.

Get my root canal this afternoon--expect to live through it------and good luck to all of you too! Marian

We finally heard some "pops: (fire crackers) last night in honor of the day---

There were several things in the paper this morning that weren't gloom and doom. Did you see that some fellow won a cherry pit spitting contest by spitting one for 51 feet and 3 inches? And I thought the "transition aerocar" pictured in the business section was exciting. Just sorry that I won't live long enough to drive/pilot one of them.

Walt, Bob and I are going to the weekly practive of the kitchen band today. Report on it later.

Possible rain predicted! Enjoy if----Marian

HAPPY HOLIDAY

HAPPY fOURTH OF JULY!

Here in the village, we haven't heard a fire cracker yet!!!! Marian

EARTHQUAKES

Walter comes today--just called to say that he's starting now (what's not?). Anyway, he gets here at 8.

The only news that is not the "usual" is that there were small--very small--earthquakes in Arkansas yesterday. Most of them nobody could feel--just measurable by seismographs. I suppose you could say that there's no need to worry---so we will have to find something else to worry about today.

O.K., but take the day off--- don't worry today--Marian

RANDOM THOUGHTS

I admired Sen. Byrd--and there is a quote in the paper this morning that I really liked. A new Senator asked him for advice about how to be a good Senator. He supposedly answered: "Stay loyal to the Constitution, stay loyal to the Constitution, and do what I tell you." Now, doesn't that sound like him?

Big excitement at our house yesterday: we bought a golf cart with the help of Ken who found it, and now can use it here in the village. I haven't had a chance (or been given permission !!!) to drive it yet, but I can wait.

Hope nice things happen to you today----Marian

PERFECT ATTENDANCE? EAT THIS

There was a story in the paper this morning about a man who never took a sick day off in 38 years. He attributed this to the daily lunch of "WATERMELON, ALKALINE WATER AND AN ONION SANDWICH WITH MAYONNAISE". Now I ask you, would you think that lunch on any day was worth not missing EVEN ONE DAY AT WORK FOR? What a thought to start the day with!!!!! Marian