"I love long life better than figs." (Antony & Cleopatra)

In my blog yesterday, I described the suggestion a reader gave me to buy a scooter as a "nudge". Then I realized that the word might be wrongly interpreted as a "noodge", the Yiddish word for a "nag". I meant nudge to be taken as a gentle urging which is what the reader meant, I'm sure. So, if he took it as a nag, I apologize. But it really doesn't take much work to go from nudgeing to noodgeing. Yiddish sometimes gets in the way of what you are really trying to say in English. Be careful out there. Another suggestion I received was that I should get a "Segway" and be the first at Huntington Lakes to have one. The Segway is one of those vehicles where the driver stands up on it and scoots along. Usually you see one of the security guards zinging along on it in the mall. The only problem I have with the Segway is that you can't sit down on it. Whatever. I do appreciate the concern and suggestions I am getting from loving sources. But meanwhile I'm in denial and under the delusion that my mobility will one day miraculously return. Then I shall return to the living.

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It won't be long now before Rhoda and I are off on our cruise to the Southern Caribbean with stops at Aruba, Bonaire, Grenada, Dominica, and St. Thomas. We are leaving on Dec. 6 and returning on Dec. 16. so there won't be any more blogs after this one until we get home. I like to cruise, but I keep thinking about the Titanic, and that we might also hit an iceberg what with global warming and all. One never knows, does one? At any rate, during the war, several wars ago, I had a parachute available in the plane, but never wore it; now on the ship, there will be a life jacket close by, but I'll look foolish wearing it to the dining room, so I won't wear that either. One problem with cruising on a ship that has gambling is how much cash to take with you. I always hazard a guess and find that I usually get lucky and take enough. I'm not a big drinker normally, but aboard ship I drown myself in Pina Coladas--knowing of course that I cannot be arrested for DUI.

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Now, good friends, I have to get back to playing my online game, Jewel Quest, which is driving both of us crazy because we are on Level 5-1 and cannot get out of it. It's a form of solitaire, and we've played this one about 100 times without finishing. I can't wait until Thursday when I won't be tempted to play it any more. Have a Happy Hanukkah.