We scratched the idea of the riverboat cruise, as it was rainy and windy and it probably wouldn't have been that good. Betty had asked a friend to go by her house to see if the tenants had left. They had, so she packed up her things and we went down there early. She had called a handyman from Linwood. He came and looked at the washer (the tenants had said it had a bad odor). He thinks it's simply some kind of minor standing water thing and recommended she put some pine oil in. Betty and I didn't smell a thing except for a slightly dank odor, but it was very mild. "Bud" also fixed her front screen door that was actually coming off the hinges. He charged a fair amount, so I think he'll be good when she needs more repairs--and she will.
We then went to a few thrift stores and something called "The Sock Hop," where I bought a "chain" scarf and pretty bracelet. After that, it was off the the Shore Diner for lunch; soup and sandwich for me, with a 16-ounce Dutch beer--very tasty.
Before I dropped Betty off, we decided I'd stay over on Sunday. I have a "Food, Friends, and Fun" dinner on Saturday to attend, and will go with the H.'s, as Susan and Walter are still in Europe. I have to pick up another couple at the airport on Monday night, but that should work out fine. Betty leaves on Tuesday, it'll be nice to be with her on her penultimate day.
WIDER: From the blog "IZOD":
"Actually, it's fascinating how closely the expression of anti-Muslim sentiment tracks with anti-Catholic sentiments from earlier in American history. I mean, when Glenn Beck says that mysterious wealth is funding the lower Manhattan Islamic center and implies that associated clergy are servants of a competing religious legal regime, you could just substitute in a few mentions of the Papacy and you'd basically have James G. Blaine."
So true and there's a Catholic Church not far from the former WTC site (I refuse to parrot the political/medium/idiotic tag "Ground Zero"). Considering the Crusades and the Inquisition and a multitude of other atrocities carried out or sponsored by the official church, why no pickets there?
Oh, I forgot. The memory span of Americans runs exactly from T.V. program to next T.V. program.