It is 30 degrees cooler today. YES!!! Yesterday when I left the clinic, it was 102. This morning, when I left the hospital, it was 72. Blessed be.

The cats are livelier. They've been lying around looking like semi-melted cats. I came home and opened the windows and turned off the AC. I'll leave it on in my BR while I sleep, mainly for white noise.

Oh thank God this heat broke! I am a weeeeenie when it comes to heat.

I took my new running shoes back to the New Balance store--too small with the orthotics in them. The owner recognized me, remembered my name, and told his assistant which shoes to bring out immediately. I had met him *once*, a week ago, when I bought the first pair. Talk about inspiring loyalty! Plus which, he's got a 2 yr old Border Collie named "Sassy" who brings the ball back over and over again, if you'll keep throwing it!

Now how's this for completely unnecessary, yet totally cool: New Balance is the "official shoe" and clothes and all for the Chicago Marathon. So behind the counter they had a display of running shoes with the marathon logo stitched on the shoe, and the race course printed on the insole! So cool!