F in Geography

My mother went to FedEx today to get information on shipping some boxes home. She asked the clerk how long it would take to send boxes to Philadelphia. The young clerk asked, "Philadelphia? Is that in Spain?" My mother thought it was a joke, but, alas, it was not. When my mother said Philadelphia was in Pennsylvania there was still no flicker of recognition from the clerk. My mother helped her by mentioning Philadelphia was sort of near New York. The clerk said, "Oh, okay." I fear for the next generation; I really do.

Birthday

Today is my birthday. Sometimes I have to stop and calculate how old I am. Okay, it's 2006 and I was born in 1962 so that makes me.... The zeroes in this millenium make it harder having to borrow etc. It's been a good day though I am paralyzed trying to decide where to eat dinner. I'm leaning toward not having a big bash at a fancy place but rather something simple and reliable like Chili's or Friday's.

Cards from near and far and the promise of a movie from Mark and Claire.

First post

I spent more time on naming the blog than thinking about what I would write. So I just wrote this and not much else.