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I want a new Olympic event

 We’ll call it the Kidney Stone Shuffle; one hand low on your gut, bend over and shuffle your feet.  See how far you get. I’m getting pretty good at this.  Better than I want to be.  Yes, despite my protests that it’s not my turn,  I’ve already gotten all the attention I need this year, it’s my turn to take care of Judy while she heals from her hand surgery, I’ve got a kidney stone. Nothing serious.  It will pass on its own, but it leaves me incapacitated from time to time.  Sometimes Judy has to wait for dinner. Anyway, now that I’ve had sufficient training, I’m ready for the Olympics. USA. USA.  
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The Olympics

 Athletes from all over the planet.  Young and old.  Experienced and inexperienced.  From big countries and small.  Communist and Capitalist. Democracies and Dictatorships.  Athletes doing their best; congratulating each other for both wins and efforts.  The games declaring that the most significant thing in the Olympics is not to win but to take part.  An ultimate celebration of hard work, fair play, open engagement, and appreciation of the efforts of others. Once every four years. If only they could have hidden a lesson in there for the rest of us for the rest of the time.  
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USA. USA.

 …and it’s fun to watch great performances from the best in the world, even when they’re not from the U.S.  The best athletes from the entire planet.  What a concept.  That’s a lot of great performances to applaud.  
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RE: Nothing else to say today

From when we were in Colorado. 

From: Steve Taylor [mailto:spt@thetaylorcompany.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 12:43 AM
To: Bill Taylor (Bill Taylor) <billt4@earthlink.net>; David Taylor (David Taylor) <taylor234@comcast.net>; Tom Taylor (Tom Taylor) <code-boy@earthlink.net>
Subject: Nothing else to say today

  I’ll just send out pictures of a bald eagle.    And a red tailed hawk.