River Rising

Wow! Here we go again with high waters threatening towns and homes. The Mississippi is expected to crest on Saturday at Clarksville, Missouri and Winfield, Missouri. I hope the sand bagging helps and the levees hold. Elsah, Illinois residents are getting ready to pack it up and leave. Hamburg is filling now with water. So sad!

Activities have been moved away from the St. Louis Riverfront back up into near Soldier's Memorial in the park there. All events through July will be held there.

It's time for bed I need to get up early and wouldn't you know my stomach is acing weird. Well, I just drank a veggie smoothie that I made. Not that good! Never as good as bought fresh and made by someone else. But I had the vegetables. I am trying to eat green and healthy and lots of vegetables is key!

Race for the Cure this weekend. I walked several years. It's quite an experience there are walkers as far as the eye can see in front of you and in back of you at one point. It's quite awful and everyone is touched at the sight. Last year about 67,000 people and St. Louis had the largest group in the country. This year they hope to top last years' numbers and I'm sure they will.

Today I rode my bicycle everywhere instead of driving. The car didn't get started at all. It only took 12 minutes for the 2 miles to the gym where I swam and worked out, 30 minutes each. Then rode several miles farther to get a smoothie. I rode a total of 20 miles. A good ride on a beautiful day.

I just saw a commercial for Ford trucks. The big ones. They claim they are selling them at employee cost. Gas guzzlers - they probably won't be able to give them away.

I know people with SUV, the big ones, that are trying to sell them and won't get anything for them because there is no longer a market for them. About a year ago some friends, a lesbian couple, complained of the low gas mileage her Nissan 4x4 truck was getting and I suggested they unload the sucker while they can still get something for it. Well, the bottom finally dropped out of those now.

The stock market sinks yet people carry on like nothing is happening as I economony slides. I afraid for our economic future. I think we should all pray and thing positive thoughts.