Big Week

Hello, All!

We got our annual physicals and tests this week, and our prescriptions renewed for a year, too, so we can stay on track while we're in London this fall. We will certainly be walking a great deal, so we plan on being pretty fit by the time we return!

Last spring, while we were there, during the day we noticed that there appeared to be very, very few overweight people on the streets of London -- disproportionately so, we thought. Then we realized everybody walks everywhere they go, and it shows.

And when we went to the theatre at night, "they came out"...! Wow, the things we learn from close observation...

We also got our plane tickets! We leave on Sunday, September 11 and fly through Boston on our way across the pond, landing at 6:30 AM at Heathrow on September 12. Delta Airline had a very sweet deal, and we're paying less than $1400 for both of us for the round trip tickets. (Most every other airline's minimum price was $1100 round trip for each of us.)

We're flying on September 11, because 1) it is more convenient for whoever takes us to the airport, and 2) because it's the 10th anniversary of the attacks, and we need to be defiant of those who wish us harm. We can't let the bastards win, in other words. I urge all of you to travel somewhere on September 11, just to show them that they have not stopped us or crushed our spirit or our resolve. (Just for you cynics out there, it was the same price for all the days on either side of September 11, too.)

Off my soapbox now. If I had two brain cells that actually talked to each other, I would have asked everybody with SkyMiles from Delta to contribute a few towards our flights, but they're already bought and paid for now, so we're going! Anybody with frequent flyer miles who wants to contribute some, though, let us know, because we might be able to get away during a weekend somewhere in Europe while we're there.

Thanks agin for reading along. I hope I'll be able to devote enough time to keep these interesting once we get there!