Good morning from Stockton&#33;  We have lost our cooling breeze and are headed back to the 90&#39;s today - the good times never last as long as you&#39;d like.<br />
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Marie &amp; Jennifer - that&#39;s great that you like &quot;Pirates&quot; - lots of people agree with you both.  I just found this one lacking over the first two.  Marie - do you mean the Jack ending or the Elizabeth/Will ending (after the credits)?  Orlando Bloom swears he won&#39;t be back, Johnny Depp says he would for the right script.  I&#39;ll buy the DVD and probably go see it again with friends.  I&#39;m just not as keen as I was on the other two.<br />
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Shrek the Third proved a hoot, especially with all the theater jokes.  people probably thought we were touched with all the laughing we were doing.  It was just what the doctor ordered.  <br />
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Then we got on the computer and started researching the Tube in London.  Found out that there&#39;s a line that runs from Heathrow to our hotel (we&#39;d have to walk about 100 feet to it).  We are really centrally located to everything we want - theaters are a short Tube ride away and the BM is within walking distance- yea&#33;  also found out that the pass would run us about 3.8 GBP as opposed to a 55 GBP taxi ride. Gee, I wonder which option my Scottish blood will choose....  This is merely a stand by in case Princess doesn&#39;t allow us to board the bus with our friends.  Always good to have a back up plan.<br />
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Today we&#39;re hoping to get the new watering system installed, but vacation days have a funny way of changing our plans.  Am planning a gingered chicken and zucchini stirfry for tonight.  We&#39;ve been operating on a KISS system this weekend, so what the hey?&#33;  Why not extend it to dinenr?<br />
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Robert, you guys seem to go from feast to famine in parts of your state.  Flood watches and drought at the same time.  I spoke with my brother in Largo (FL) and he said that they have been without rain for two months.   Thankfully, our reservoirs are in good shape, but if we don&#39;t get snow this next winter, we will be in trouble.  here&#39;s wishing you a dry BBQ&#33;<br />
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Shari - I&#39;m right there with you on the sitting for five months.  After going from an active lifestyle and lots of weightlifting to just walking, everything seems to have settled in my butt and thighs...sigh.  However, I can honestly say that I&#39;m twice the woman I was when we got married.  Go easy with the exercise though - too much isn&#39;t a good thing.  Keep us abreast of the stork&#39;s arrival - no pun intended.<br />
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To everyone else, cheers&#33;<br />
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Charlie