The Morning Edition

For all you lucky folks who have nothing better to do with your lives than follow this doepy blog, today you may get TWO (2) postings. Don't know what the rest of the day will bring but I had to write this morning edition for my BFF Sharon.
Hey Shar, remember all those years of delivering "Meals on Wheels" in Sound Beach? Those days before GPS when we thought we were lost forever in the winding streets, never to be heard from again? Well, Sound Beach has NOTHING on this ENTIRE country! There isn't a straight road in this town, county or country. Every road twists and turns around on itself and just when you think you have got it, the road ends! I cannot believe the streets, they are so narrow. I think they were originally sheep paths that got paved over the years. Ger and I are walking more but have also started driving around. I have gotten pretty good with my internal compass and can usually keep from getting too turned around while still remembering to drive on the left side of the road. Not an easy task. Yesterday I drove to the chiropractor's office that is probably 1/8 of a mile away as the crow flies. This would be a lovely walk except there is no direct route. Driving there involves going North, then West and then South and is a distance of 3 miles. We bought a street map the other day but that just proved that there is no easy way from HERE to THERE. Even if you find a "direct" route there are ROUND-A-BOUTS thrown in that totally confuse the issue. After the third trip around the circle we are tempted to just call it quits and return home if only we could find a road that would take us there. Naturally I am in the wrong lane to exit the circle so we take another 2 or 3 turns around. By now we are so dizzy that there is little to no hope of ever getting anywhere. I do think we will stick to walking. It is safer and faster considering all the roundabouts. When you are walking thre are tunnels under the roads so you don't have to worry about crossing traffic. A great inovation that some of our cities should adopt. Everyone here walks every where but as I have mentioned before, it is not a soulution for weight loss because there are tons of pubs and tea shops along the way. Heaven forbid you go without food or drink for more than an hour. Which I suppose is a good thing because you never do know when you will get lost in the maze of streets never to find your way home.