Lara was working with three foil juniors when I got there, so I joined in on the drill until the sabre fencers arrived. We had Meng, Donna, Michelle, Dick, and Tony Alvarez who drove all the way from Carlisle to play with us. I fenced everyone and felt pretty good--feet light, distance good, posture upright, hand correct--which gave me the gloomy feeling that whenever I have a good practice before Nationals I don't fence well. I said to Lara I had better fence a couple warm-up bouts before the ...
My husband -- who doesn't put down toilet lids after opening them, close cabinet drawers after opening, or put away any gadgets that he is using after he finishes using them -- left the meat tenderizer on the countertop covered by the potholder. [He apparently used this to break up some ice from the icemaker.] I am not particularly clear-headed at 0500 hours in the morning as I'm preparing for work. I have run into opened drawers, dropped stuff into open toilets, stubbed my toes on ...