With thunderstorms coming and going through Wednesday, I am keeping close to home with my Mom.  Today during breaks in the rain I helped weed her garden and I washed parts of the car that still had dead bugs stuck in them.  Then, the cloudburst provided the perfect rinse!

I enjoyed watching Derek Jeter in his final All-Star Game tonight.  It was cool that he scored the first run of the game.  And, going back to Sunday,  I was happy that Germany won the World Cup since it is the home of my ancestry and I have a brother who lives in Germany.  It is an interesting coincidence  that we have two Popes, the retired one is from Germany and the active Pope is from Argentina!  I wonder if they even watched the World Cup?!!       Frugal Tesla