Not a real great day so far. I decided not to go on a longer bike ride because it's too hot outside. But the afternoon is halfway over and it's cooled down a lot now, so I could have gone. There's still time to go, but the riding is not going to be as long as I had planned. Also I was expecting a couple of important items by mail that I should have received by late last week. The items still haven't shown up. I've been calling about it and they tell me it's on the way ("the check's in the mail"!).

And I'm worried about my friend. He was supposed to have hernia surgery scheduled but no appointment has been made for him yet. He's been pretty grumpy, more so than usual. Also he's been telling me his stomach has been upset at nights and that's why he hasn't been calling me. And recently he hit his head on a metal door, causing a big cut. He's 86 years old and it seems like it's not going to get better for him. Too bad!