The WAY downside of city life

Skip worked from home a half day to day because the train line that takes him into work was shut down for awhile because someone jumped onto the tracks. According to one of his co-workers, this happens about every month or so. How awful it must be for life to have become so unbearable that you hurl yourself in front a train.

On a lighter note, after a morning of writing and cleaning bathrooms, I headed to the gym for a belly dancing class. Wow! Did I look like an idiot! The good news is that everyone else--save the instructor--did as well. But the belly, waist and hip workout I got may be worth the humiliation.

Tomorrow, I'm going to go and take in a London site. I haven't decided what yet. I may hit the Victoria and Albert Museum or I may just go and sit for awhile at Westminster Abbey and soak in all the history and holiness. We'll see.

Oh, and I am really enjoying the whole Sarah Palin thing. I can't say that I'm super-fond of any of the candidates, but now, no matter which way it goes, it will be an historical Presidency. Okay, I suppose all Presidencies are historical, but you know what I mean. All the editorials and commentary are too good. I am loving the fact that all these churches who won't let a woman in the pulpit think it would be great to have Palin as a VP and potential President. Hope it doesn't come out that she once preached a sermon somewhere. That could be the thing to sink her!