There is a first for everything. The doctor didn’t ask if I could be pregnant. He did tell me that I was over-using my right arm and for the next two weeks I shouldn’t use it. My right arm. I really don’t know how I am going to do this but I will certainly give it a go.

The other night I met two more neighbors. One lives in my building, the other lady lives across the street. They were standing on the sidewalk in front of my unit, complaining about the yellow line that was painted on the curb to prevent illegal parking. I joined them, listening to them kvetch about how ugly this line is and how it can’t possibly deter parking since what does a yellow line mean anyway? At one point, the one woman mentioned that her husband has hit 3 deer with his car this season. The other woman then said, “Yes the deer are over-populated but I think it is just horrible that they want to hold a deer hunt!”
“Yes, it is amoral– hunting, that is”
“To think these men go out and kill such lovely, noble animals”
“I could never kill an animal!”
“Are you a vegetarian?” I asked as I spied her leather shoes.
“Yes, I am a vegetarian. I only eat fish, poultry, and a little hamburger.”
“You do realize” I said, “the deer are suffering. There are too many of them and there has to be a way to control the numbers.”
“Yes, I know but can’t they find a more humane way to do that? Why not just sprinkle some poison on the ground and that way the deer eat the poison and just fall asleep and die?”
I smiled, nodded, and said, “What a wonderfully humane suggestion.” Why argue? These are my neighbors and I don’t want to make enemies. Besides, what are my chances of un-deluding them in 5 minutes? I just hope it’s not something in the water.