"And nothing comes from nothing..." (The Sound of Music)

One of the funniest shows that I've seen on TV was the "Seinfeld" show with Jerry, George, Kramer, and Elaine; and one of the most laughable, if memory serves me correctly--and I'm somewhat short on that commodity--was one episode in which Jerry and George were proposing to a TV producer that they do a show on "NOTHING". And that is exactly what this blog will be about; but perhaps not so funny. I have heard nothing about my Aunt Belle because information is not forthcoming from my two cousins, Jerry and Ronny. Nevertheless we are making a charitable donation to the City of Hope in her honor, and a Certificate to that effect will be sent to the boys. Yesterday, I went to the VA Medical Center for a dental appointment and underwent a couple of fillings in a couple of teeth that remain in my mouth. Of course, since it was the VA, and I'm a veteran, the cost to me was nothing. I can't imagine how much I have saved on dental bills since I moved to Florida. Not only have I saved on dental bills, but my hearing aids have also cost me nothing. The nurse said that the aids, privately, would cost about $6000. At that price there would be nothing worth hearing.

There has been way too much pressure on me to renew my walking-in-water therapy, and although I believe it will do virtually nothing for me, I have agreed to dive into it once more just so certain people will have nothing more to say. However, this cannot happen until January because we are going on a cruise from Dec. 17 to Dec. 27. When we return we will get a prescription from our doctor to start the therapy in January. So, nothing more can be done this year because the therapy is supposed to be administered three times a week according to Medicare. But I'll only be able to do it twice a week in January owing to the fact that I have decided to reopen my class aptly titled, "Fun With Shakespeare." I'll be teaching "Hamlet" where something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Something like what is going on in this country, although Sen. McCain offered his opinion that nothing was amiss. The fee will be $37.50 which is practically nothing considering the fact that I'm a professional and come cheaper than an MD for an hour and a half.

And so this 85 year old man goes into a bar to meet a friend, and the friend asked where this old guy had been for the past five months. The old guy says, "Well, I was accused of rape, and when I went before the judge, I felt so good and proud about the charge that I pleaded 'guilty'."

"Then what?" asked the friend.

"Well, the judge gave me five months in jail."

"For rape?"

"No. For perjury."

So, he got five months for NOTHING. And Red Baron's readers got NOTHING to read today, no thanks to Jerry Seinfeld.