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 I stepped out of my comfort zone a little today

    There was a block party on our street.

    Jackie did not feel like going, so I went by myself, always a danger.

    I did something I find very hard to do:  I talked to strangers!

    Our street has had a lot of change in the past year.  Several new families moved in, and I don't really know many people beyond the houses around us.

    But I did go and introduce myself to people from four different houses.  Folks, that is big.

    Usually when I am in a situation where I don't know a lot of people I stand off in a corner and just watch.  Today I mingled.

    I survived.  

    Which is more than the Minnesota Vikings will do tomorrow night when they face the Bears.  I predict Chicago wins 75 to -4.  That's right!  -4!!!  Complete and utter domination.

    I only watched 1 inning of Cubs baseball today.  Correction;  1/2 inning.  I watched the top of the ninth when Washington, with the third worst record in baseball, scored 5 times to win. 

    I just don't get this team.  

    Topic change:  The flies have been awful!  My fly strips have been up for a few days in the garage and they have lots of flies stuck to them.  I have been swatting them in the house.

    When I was younger, I could easily get the fly on the counter or on the window.  Now I find myself missing.  Once, twice.  Several times.

    It reminds me of a scene from the original Magnificent Seven where Robert Vaughn's character is sitting at a table and there are  or 7 flies.  He shoots his hand out and the men watching him say he is very good....he caught 4 of. them.

    Vaughn gives this chagrined smile and said, 'There was a time I would get all of them." or something like that.

    I guess everyone's reflexes start t slow down at some point.

    Either that or the flies are getting faster.

Peace and Love