Paid a week's rent ($115), got the key to the laundry room, and found out that the gate key is the same as the restroom key. Made a doctor's appointment for tomorrow (my old problem has returned). Took the bus downtown to see "The Madness of King George." Excellent! Even better than "Immortal Beloved". The acting was flawless, the scenery authentic, there was just the perfect combination of humor and tragedy. I came away wanting to see it again, which is the highest accolade for a movie. Learned a lot of history as well as greatly enjoying the film. Here in the United States, we're taught that George III was a villainous tyrant whom our forefathers fought to gain our freedom, but this movie was made in England, and it shows King George in an entirely different light. He is portrayed as an intelligent, energetic, kind monarch and devoted family man. True, he experienced periods of dementia, probably caused by porphyria, but when he was sane, he took a sincere interest in the welfare of his subjects, at least of those in England.
The rain poured down this afternoon, and the temperature cooled off. Got all the way down to 70!
I had planned on taking Tri-Rail to Fort Lauderdale Thursday for the second half of the 55 Alive class, but when I checked the bus schedule this evening, I saw there was no way I could get to the Tri-Rail station in time to reach the class by nine o'clock. Now I'll have to find a class around here and start over. Nuts.
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