Cooler Boulder

It's a little cloudy this morning, and it's 53 degrees outside - and the humidity is 54%, so it's muggy for Colorado. I took my morning walk wearing jeans, and ended up drenched in sweat, so I'm in shorts right now as I blog. The local school teachers have been staging "sick outs" as a complaint against the newest contract offer - a pay raise of 1%, with no further raises for 5 years - and they haven't even received a cost of living raise in the last 3 years. (I'd be a part of the sick out, myself!) - The weather forecast has changed slightly - they are now saying we'll get rain, but it will just be scattered showers over the next 4 days, and it should be clear for Monday's Bolder Boulder race.

My right heel is getting more and more painful - I guess I'm eventually going to have to go to the MD's and get a referral to a specialist. I already know what the diagnosis is, I just don't know if I'll have to be fitted with orthotics, and/or how much they'll cost. The diagnosis is heel spurs and plantar faciitis - I've had it in both feet for the last 10 years, but I guess my walking has really aggravated the right foot; the left foot hurts once in a while, but lately the right foot makes me want to scream. - Lovey decided to let me "sleep in" this morning; since the robins did not sing early, Lovey didn't awaken me until 5:30. And it looks like the alley behind the shopping center to my north is going to be re-paved today.

I picked up 6 new books at the library yesterday - one is Clive Cussler's latest Juan Cabrillo adventure (Corsair) and the latest Margaret Coel book (Blood Memory). I also grabbed a new P C Doherty, two Bernard Cornwell's that I haven't read, and a Susanna Gregory. So if it does rain, I'll have plenty of brain fodder available. Since it's cooler out this morning, both kits are running and chasing each other like maniacs, while leaping over the squirrel sitting in the patio doorway eating peanuts. Once again, Remy and Rosie did not want to go back home yesterday - they wanted to stay and play in Kathy's backyard following our walk. - I have yet to see the new Star Trek movie, but my friend Michael has seen it twice and says he needs to see it once more to catch all the nuances and action; as you might guess, he likes the new film. - And, finally, I received an e-mail from one of my husband's distant relatives, wanting more information on a family in Berks County, PA. I sent them all the information I had on that particular family, but haven't yet heard anything in return..... Have a great day!