Thot I should clarify what I wrote yesterday about my friend, the umbrella, and the dark glasses. It was to illustrate -- and it really did happen -- how our attitudes toward life are so very diverse. Always. We were, I thought, on the same trip. I had a really good time. She didn't. But she's an unhappy person, and it wouldn't matter where we went or what we did. So we won't travel together ever again. I'm sure I annoy her equally, with my upbeat attitude. So it's an -- oh well.

Friend Susan tells me that I stay young by continually trying new things. She's right, I believe. Next on my horizon is a laptop, so I can play when we're away from home, especially at our cottage in the Sierras, which has no phone hook-up.

I forgot to say that I really enjoy biographies of people who interest me. I'm currently reading a new one about Katharine Hepburn, Kate, the Woman Who Was Hepburn, by Wm. Mann. Quite long, quite good, very comprehensive. She and my mom physically resembled each other very much.

Two quotes from The Secret that struck me:

"Beliefs about aging are all in our minds, so release those thoughts from your consciousness. Focus on health and eternal youth."
and
"Do not listen to society's messages about diseases and aging. Negative messages do not serve you."

Ciao for today.