I got up this morning and took a nice run.  The evenings are getting cooler, and it is nice to get an early start before the sun gets too hot.  When I got home, made coffee and some cereal for me and David.  We are settling into a routine that I am liking.  I need to make sure that I get up early, because if I sleep in, I tend to be pretty miserable for the rest of the day.  We headed off to Speech with Mary, and when we got in the car the tire pressure light came on, and I was not pleased about having to stop and inflate the tires.  I became a bit concerned when the car was pulling to the right, so I knew it was more than just low tire pressure.

I dropped David off at the Stroke Center, and headed to the gas station to put some air in and check what was going wrong.  Also needed gas, so I thought that I would kill two birds with one stop.  Went into the station and needed another quarter for the air pump, but they didn’t have any change.  Can you imagine?  Anyway, went to the gym, because I wasn’t going to let a flat tire distract me from my plans.  Besides, the tire looked OK and when I had the tires replaced in the spring, I got the “run flat” tires, which meant that I could drive on them for up to 50 miles.  Got in a workout, which was good, but haven’t been to the gym at this time, and might avoid it in the future.  A little too social for my taste.

Had time to go home and get some quarters and stopped at another station on the way to pick David up.  Filled the tire and I could hear the hissing from the leak.  Upon closer inspection, I could see the screw that had screwed me.  Ran to pick up David, and was not looking forward to dealing with having the tire fixed.  When we got home, I called the place where we had bought the tires and he told me to come at 4pm and they would take care of it.  Took a short nap, and then off to Rancho Mirage and Ramona Tire.  Dropped off the car and he told me it would be about an hour and a half, and I headed across the highway to Koffi for a coffee.  I hadn’t been to this Koffi, but like the ones in Palm Springs.  As I approached, I thought that there would be nobody inside.  No cars parked out front and it was very hot, so I don’t think they got much foot traffic.  The place was packed.  Full of folks on their free WiFi and staying cool.  Had my coffee then decided to walk to the consignment store on the next block.  It was quite scary.  I was making up stories in my head about who the hell bought the crap that was in there.  I understood why they were trying to sell it, but the question was, why was it ordered in the first place!!???

Then back to the tire store.  The folks there were nice the first time and this time it was the same.  Very pleasant.  The guy at the desk said that they were working on my car, and just balancing the tires and it would be ready soon.  I read some magazines.  When it was my turn to check out, I pulled my wallet out, and the attendant asked me to sign one of those signature pads.  I kept waiting for him to ask for my credit card, but it didn’t happen.  He apologized for my having to wait, and said the car would be out in a minute.  It seems that since I bought the tires there, they fix them for free.  What a pleasant surprise.  When I got in the car, the driver who brought it out, also apologized for making me wait.  And I was on my way.

When I got home, David was worried that I was taking too long, and had tried to call me and I think he connected with my phone, but it was in my pocket.  Well, I was home now, so we hung up.  I told him that I didn’t feel like cooking and that we should go out, but he had to decide where we should go.  He first suggested Indian, but I wasn’t in the mood.  He settled on Thai, and we tried Thai Smile in Palm Springs.  Our first visit, and it was very nice.  David loved his Ginger Martini.  I had lettuce wraps and soup and David had drunken noodles.  Very nice.

We got home and after a little more relax, we watched the first episode of the season of Modern Family.  I still enjoy it, but I think they are starting to grasp for stories.  After that, we finished the Roosevelts.  Can I just say that I love Eleanor?  She really was the best of both Franklin and Teddy in many ways.  As some of you know, I come from a long line of Republicans, which I hate to admit, and just glad that, even if the line doesn’t stop with my generation, at least a branch of it has veered to the left. I find it amazing that sane people, who look back at history don’t see how very wrong leaning to the right is.   Well, enough of that, but can you imagine what this world would be like if there had not been a Teddy, FDR and Eleanor?  As scary as the news is, I shudder to think what it could be like.