Monday



 

An older Jewish man is walking on the sidewalk in New York.  A car careens around a corner and hits him.  He goes flying and lands in the street injured.  One on-looker rushes over and covers the hurt man with his jacket. Another balls up his coat and puts it under the man’s neck.  A third leans over and asks “Are you comfortable?”

The man looks up and says, “Well, I make a nice living.”

The First Couple of Arlington, Sort of

Yes, one and all, it is Monday and a good joke (courtesy of my colleague Barry) is always a pleasant way to start the week...while offering a useful reminder that, even though I might prefer to be doing something other than sitting at a desk today, I make a "nice living."

I’ve got nothing special on my mind at this moment other than the beautiful fall weather we’re enjoying in Washington – which we sampled in a special way on Sunday by attending the Fall Garden Tour at the White House.

The tour takes place on the South Lawn…where we wandered past the East Wing and Jacqueline Kennedy’s Garden filled with beautiful fall flowers and a graceful trellis area with outdoor seating, to the South Portico and the West Wing with its famous Rose Garden and Oval Office, then further down the vast green expanse of lawn to see the White House bee hive and Michelle Obama’s Kitchen Garden -- which was a “wow,” lush with seasonal fruits and vegetables, herbs and other greenery.

Mrs. Sedd and her wonderful husband enjoyed their tour (as did our daughter and her friend) as well as the brisk walk to and from our car to get to the White House, which reminded us, once again, of how impressive and lovely our presidents’ home truly is.

Enjoy your day.