Fall Is Almost Here

Coker, Alabama

Weather: low 60 degrees, high 83 degrees, mostly clear skies

Fall is our favorite season of the year. The hot summer is over, cold weather is coming, but in between the two extremes is the best time of the year. The days are warm but not stifling hot, the humidity is lower, leaves are changing colors in the trees, fall flowers are blooming, and the kids are back in school. The campgrounds are not crowded, and less traffic is on the highway. College football is being played again, and baseball is moving toward the playoffs and World Series. The crazy season of politics is almost over. Ahhh, I love the fall season! As a reminder, the first day of Fall is next Monday.

Carolyn went to see another doctor about the nodules she has on both legs on the calf area. This makes the fourth doctor she has seen about this problem, and guess what? Today's doctor said he did not know what the nodules are, so he has referred her to another one. She's about ready to wait until we get to Texas to go any further with the doctors. She did find out that the nodules are not cysts, tumors, or blood clots. More on this as we find out what the mystery nodules are.

We went out to the house this afternoon to make sure there were no problems. I noticed that the grass is not growing as fast, which is fine with me. I could stand not mowing for another six months. Fat chance. Maybe I can wait a few more days before I start again.

Has anyone been paying any attention to what is going on with the financial markets? Of course, how could you ignore it, with it being all over the news. The politicians are blaming everyone but themselves, the bankers are blaming everyone but themselves, and who gets stuck in the middle to pay the bills? That's right, you and me. How in the world did these banks make loans to people who couldn't pay them back? I think there should be some people going to jail. If we ran our household budgets like those jokers, we would all be bankrupt. Wait a minute, our country is bankrupt.

More later, be safe.

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