Right now not much is working in New Jersey--the Gov. shut down the state to force the leg. to finally balance the budget. The casino operators are FURIOUS, but helping Don Trump and Harrah's get richer isn't high on my agenda.

The hardest thing, though, is reading that Camp Marcella, a camp for blind kids, has to shut down. We used to live within walking distance of Camp Marcella--and it's a real special place.

Of course I sent back the power supply and the remote to Smart Pool. I KNOW it's working perfectly--after all you plug it in and the motor runs....Right?

Gotta run--sad duty this morning--the husband of a lady in my office dropped dead on the 4th--he was only 50 years old (my age) and it was totally unexpected. So I'm off to the funeral.