[Viking2002]

Yeah, I'd heard you had a mishap. Car accident?

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

[Dr. Scarpetta]

My husband was on a step stool trimming shrubs in the backyard, and the stool got wobbly. He wasn’t high up, but somehow he fractured his leg when he slipped off.

I lifted a heavy flower pot full of dirt and carried it from the front yard to the back yard. I should have known better because of previous shoulder problems.

At least all the yard work is done for a while. You can’t cut the grass because it’s so dry.