The weather has been mostly cold and rainy here for most of the previous ten days. My arthritis is acting up and my right ankle has been killing me for the past week. I've had trouble getting about the house and I let a huge pile of mail accumulate on my desk. I decided to attend to it this morning and spent over two hours opening envelopes and paying bills. Two checks had arrived from some of my investment portfolios, each for well over $1,000. That brought a bit of much needed sunshine into day. 
"The world is my country; all of humanity are my brethren; and to do good deeds is my religion." (Thomas Paine)
