"Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum (I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.)" - Ambrose Beirce

Really?

Some days should be judged not on the number of tasks completed but the significance of those tasks, or the zen-like focus with which they were done - don't you think??

Late this morning I got a call from an 87-year old woman who lives a couple of miles south of us and for whom I did some work a year or so ago. Her dryer vent had come loose. She was SO apologetic about asking me to come on such short notice. I went down after eating lunch and spent all of 10 minutes, including pulling the dryer out from the wall, trimming and reinstalling the vent tube and then putting the dryer back. She spent the whole time apologizing and thanking me profusely for coming over so quickly. I couldn't take any money from the dear lady. She'd tried to fix it herself to avoid bothering me. Which is how the dryer end of the vent got pushed onto a sewer clean-out plug. 

This was my big accomplishment for the day:

I stewed over the logistics of getting the body on the trailer. Most guys would snag a couple of neighbors to help but all of mine are straining just to get their walker into the trunk of the Buick. A little ingenuity and a little grunting... got 'er done! Tomorrow after church I'll back Josh's truck up to the trailer and drive an hour west of here to Pat, the painter. The fenders and wheels will go in the bed of his truck. 

I watched part of a match from the French Open called by Mary Carillo and Martina Navratilova. It was a blow-out match so they talked about a variety of things, including a fascinating discussion on the lack of fitness among women tennis players. They agreed the players are generally spending time in the weight room but they're not doing the right kind of exercise and they're not fit like women athletes from other sports. Women tennis players are soft, lacking the muscle definition and lean bodies that should characterize a woman athlete. They agreed the women should be doing "explosive" exercises like sprinters since tennis is a long series of short sprints. Doing so would alleviate the high incidence of injuries among the women. 

That's the kind of inside look I enjoy when watching a sporting event. 

Big weekend for racing. Formula 1 is at Monte Carlo, their premier race of the season, the Indy 500 and some NASCAR race somewhere. I heard it's their longest race of the season (problems with dizziness?). I watched qualifying for Monte Carlo, which was on at 5 a.m. local. The race tomorrow is at the same time but I can't enjoy watching it with the morning's activities on my mind, so I'm recording it. 

Jack is going through his semi-annual shed. For the next three or four weeks we'll have 1" fine white hairs floating through the air. Not my favorite thing.

Mom just called. The dr. says dad's persistent episodes are mini-TIA's. On the one hand it's nice to have a diagnosis, I just don't like this one.