Linda really loved Diane Lane. I can't wait to see her new movie, Nights in Rodanthe, with Richard Gere, also a favorite.
Tonight after picking up eggs and cream cheese (to go with the new delicious lox) at TJs, I headed over to Marshall's in the ongoing quest to find non-leather shoes for Yom Kippur, not too far off. Nothing really there. I realized while in the store that I miss shopping for Linda. It was always fun to find something special. I sniffed all the way home. I'm not hungry, and there is a lot of good food to eat here. Maybe a small salad later.
Ketzl is out in the cool night air, perched on the rock by the sidewalk. I just checked.
It is the new season for Dancing with the Stars. Can you believe that Cloris Leachman is 82 years old? She was so delightful to watch (not necessarily the dancing part). And then came on the Beach Boys tune (which was in the sound track for "Love Actually," a fun movie), "God Only Knows What I'd Be Without You."
here are the lyrics:
I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would livin' do me
God only knows what I'd be without you
This is the year of finding out how I am without Linda. Not my first choice. There are several Beach Boy CDs in the collection.
Today was also an hour with Laura at Hospice of the Valley. I brought my laptop so she could see photos of Switzerland, Germany and the wedding. I also shared how hard it was to come home after such a vacation. It was a hard day.
Balanced by some wonderful phone conversations yesterday, taking full advantage of free weekend minutes.
I think I need to take off the nail polish and trim my nails. They look OK but feel like talons.
Tonight is also the season premiere of Boston Legal...perhaps currently my favorite series.
Ketzl just wolfed down the tuna and asparagus. He is amazing.
I'm still not hungry.
At this time of year, a lot of stuff related to the High Holidays is coming through on email. I am wrestling with some of the things I need to deal with. Forgiveness is an important feature. I'm working on forgiving myself. Not easy.
And then there's the political and economic stuff. Just heard that the son of a Democratic something is accused of hacking Palin's yahoo! account. o dear. and the hubbub over the terms of the bailout. why should private companies be bailed out for greed and bad judgment? what kind of checks and balances will there be? or just the congress signing over trillions of dollars without real accountability. what about salaries for the CEOs of these companies that have folded or been folded. One democrat commented that it took 8 years to get into this situation, so one should not expect it to be resolved in one day. and then all the stuff swirling around about Palin. i especially enjoyed Eve Ensler's commentary (she is the author of the Vagina Monologues).
I don't know if it's the aging process or I've always been a bit directionally challenged but I had a really difficult time in Wiesbaden. Maybe because some of the streets go off at angles. But it was really hard to find places, even on the 2nd time. Another way in which I relied on Linda.
Flying home on the plane by myself was one of the most sobering experiences so far. I don't like traveling alone. Let me be more accurate: I loved traveling with Linda and I miss that.
