"...the best laid plans aft gang agley"

Well, Rhoda decided that instead of sending me off to exercise she is going to decide what I'm going to eat. So, this morning before she drive off for her Friday bowling, she left instructions for me to eat the strawberries she cut up for me with two tablespoons of sour cream and some matzoh and butter. And to think that my own plan was to have some vegetable cream cheese on an English muffin. It's true what Bob Burns had to say that "...the best laid plans o' mice and men aft gang agley". See what happened next:

So, I followed the instructions and shortly got call from her that on the way to the bowling alley, her car died a noisy death and she was pulled over to the side of Lantana Rd. I told her to call AAA which she did and a tow truck came in a half hour (12:30pm) and towed her to the auto repair shop in Lantana. So, instead of taking a shower and writing a blog, I went to Lantana and picked her up. And instead of bowling, she stood a half hour in the boiling sun. Just now, at home, I got a call from the shop guy saying she needs an "alternator" and it would cost $260...this on top of the oil change and tires I paid $300+ for yesterday. Now the stock market in the last few weeks drained my IRA, fuel and food costs have skyrocketed and the value of my apartment has depreciated. This on top of the doctor's evaluation yesterday that he could do nothing to help me with the claudication of my legs. By now you must be getting the message that I'm singing the blues. Can you blame me? Waaaaaahh Waaaaah!