I've had ups and downs this week. Had some friends from Vermont here for a long weekend and we had a wonderful time, as always. I don't see them nearly enough.

On a sad note, there was a story here on Monday about an elderly woman struck and killed while crossing the street in the city I grew up in. I found out today that it was one of my favorite teachers from high school, Mrs. Paxon, whom I had the pleasure of having as a substitute for 1/2 year in German class. She was a hell of a woman! Hearing her name today brought back some fun memories but I feel terrible about the way her life ended.