We're In Bowling Green, Kentucky

It's Friday, July 11 and we're in Bowling Green, Kentucky with my sister, Jane, and her husband, Hack. Jane is a homemaker and Hack is a salesman for Hilti Systems. They make construction grade power tools. He's planning to retire in August.

The family has been big in river adventures. Hack and their two sons, Kelly and Gary, plus Kelly's wife April, are big into canoing, kayaking and rafting. They are qualified to be rafting guides and river rescuers.

The picture is the two of them when they came to visit us for the Balloon Fiesta. The plaque is down at the Old Town Plaza.

Update on Betty: We came home from the hospital this afternoon. Betty's in some pain, but it's normal for this kind of surgery. She had some problem with bleeding from one of the incisions last night so neither of us got much sleep and she didn't sleep much the night before when this first became a problem. So, she'll be catching up on a lot of missed sleep over the next day. We're still at our friends, Bob and Molly, in Cincinnati. We hope to be able to go to Tennessee on Sunday to see Betty's stepmother and sister, but we'll take it one day at a time.

Today is July 11 and if today is your Birthday then you share your day with: Mark Lester (child actor - Oliver in "Oliver Twist"), Leon Spinks (heavyweight professional boxer), Giorio Armani (Italian designer), Tab Hunter (actor - "Damn Yankees"), Yul Brynner (actor - "The King and I," and "The Magnificent Seven"), E. B. White (author - "Charlotte's Web"), and John Quincy Adams (6th US President).