"Be merry, you have cause, So have we all, of joy." (The Tempest)

Well, I suppose I have to confess as to how I did at the casino yesterday--OK--I won $260 on the slot machines. So that was a lot of fun. Unfortunately Rhoda lost. We were supposed to meet the bus to take us there at 4:30 in the Clubhouse parking lot, but as we drove up, we saw an empty bus leaving. Turns out there were 60 people going but the bus that showed up only held 30, so we had to wait until about 5:15 when the right bus came. We wound up at the casino at 6 and we left for home at 10. In between we gambled and then went to dinner at the buffet. The food was excellent. However, for dessert I went out of the buffet to the deli where I bought a slice of chocolate checkerboard cake. This time I didn't forget! It's probable the only place in Florida that makes that cake. I never saw anything quite like it anywhere else but in this casino.

Today, the cleaning crew came at 11am so Rho and I went to the Cardiology Center where I had to have a protine check to see that my coumadin level was at the right place. It was. Then we went in the new Malibu to the Mall at Town Center. That place has grown exponentially since 1982. Most guys could care less about going to malls, but I'm an exception. I enjoy seeing all kinds of people there besides seniors. The young high school girls today wear skimpy outfits with tattoos showing; guys wear baggy shorts down to their ankles with their underwear peeking out. The adults to be seen are of all sizes and shapes; I saw one black lady with the biggest backside I'd ever seen. She was a walking pick-up truck. Then there were the upper-crust rich ladies from Boca Raton with Bloomingdale clothes from fashion designers. Then there were normal people like Rhoda and me. So, normally we stopped and had a cup of yogurt with chocolate sprinkles. It was about 4pm when we got back home and after reading the mail and answering telephone calls, we went to Ben's and I had a "Daily Double"; a mini corned beef sandwich and a mini pastrami sandwich on a mini roll; plus some sour pickles, cole slaw, french fries and a couple of glasses of diet Sprite. And so to home and time to write this blog. If you don't have the time to read the whole thing, just read the last sentence.