1792 Alexander Hamilton

Hamilton and his wife and sister-in-law, Eliza and Angelica, have to make up one of history’s more charming relationships. Angelica is in England with her husband, living among the upper-crust there.

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For all the glamorous settings, Angelica was often lonely and melancholy in her European exile. In one later plaintive letter to Eliza, she described going to the theater and beholding the royal family there, then added, “what are Kings and Queens to an American who has seen a Washington!” She went on to tell her sister: “I envy you the trio of agreeable men. You talk of my father and my Baron von Steuben and your Hamilton. What pleasant evenings, what agreeable chitchat, whilst my society must be confined to chill, gloomy Englishmen.” In another letter, heavy with homeward longing, Angelica wrote, “Adieu, my dear Eliza. Be happy and be gay and remember me in your mirth as one who deserves and wishes to partake of your happiness. Embrace Hamilton and the Baron.”

-- Ron Chernow, “Alexander Hamilton”

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recyclying bins

Opening the windows in the big room, I see the neighbors have their recyclying bins out. I forgot! I rush to get ours out there as well.

Ms. Walker

She's here. Ms. Walker. I shouldn't complain, I guess. It had been two whole weeks since her last stay. I only pray she isn't going to be here for a whole week.

George Orwell

A video of George Orwell. I am surprised that such exists. I am a little surprised by his appearance and his voice. I suppose I expected something more godly.

Lindsay

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It's Lindsay Lohan's worst fear... doctors at The Betty Ford Center have cut off her precious supply of Adderall -- and now, she's hell-bent on making her escape.

Sources close to Lindsay claim doctors at the rehab center evaluated Lindsay this week and decided she does NOT need the medication, despite Lindsay's claims she suffers from ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).​

We're told Betty Ford's doctors almost NEVER give anyone over the age of 15 the powerful drug, because the docs believe there are plenty of substitute meds for ADHD that do the trick without the addictive qualities inherent in the drug. And, we're told, the doctors are well aware many people -- especially Hollywood types -- misuse Adderall as a weight-control drug.

Here's the immediate problem ... Lindsay is telling her friends she CANNOT stay at Betty Ford and wants to be moved to another facility that is not hard-nosed about Adderall.

And this sets up yet another crisis, because it seems inconceivable Judge Jim Dabney and prosecutors would ignore the Betty Ford doctors and trump their diagnosis by letting Lindsay make a move.

-- ONTD

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fruit bars

I am really liking those fruit bars pretty hard. The fact that is it is only 70 calories a pop doesn't hurt.

Home

Ordered a schoolgirl-in-distress story. I'm about a chapter away from finishing "Wolf Hall" and I have been in a mind about what to get next.

The story looks rather hot.

Maybe it put me in a mood of being easier on the cats. In any case, I let them go outside. It's muddier than I like, but not terrible. I'm mostly worried about the prospect of Pop barbecuing this evening, which would chase the cats away. But they aren't babies anymore, and we'll play it by ear.

17. Potato Salad

Kay asks if I would like to try some of her potato salad. I don’t eat such things. Given her problems with mobility, minus half a leg, it is a challenge for her to feel useful, but she and Pop seem to have it worked out for this barbecue. Potato salad is one of her specialties, and she has spent the evening whipping up her concoction as though she was going for a prize at the state fair. It had been a whole two weeks since her last visit, so I am well-stocked with patience.

“It’s not store-bought; it’s homemade,” she says. This is the first time that I noticed that she has a bit of a southern accent. Pop says, “We’re going to eat high-on-the-hog tonight. We’re going to eat some hog tonight!” She giggles.

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I have given Ms. Walker a new name. I thought the name was a bit too cold-hearted, that it's a little like somebody naming me Lazy Eye. The Two Journal, still being a very new project, also seems like a good occasion for the switch, and I went back to the earlier entries and made the change. Kay.