Today we spent most of the time thinking about Karen and Terry and their trip to Greece and Albania. Of course that was besides taking time for our three meals here, and then going for a short walk around the buildings of Las Villas de Carlsbad, our home here in Carlsbad. It rained last night, but today was mostly clear, and the wind was gentle all day. We did go to one of the lectures here, this time in the living room by the fireplace (with a lively fire burning). It was on the History of Earth Day, which is today. It wasn't much, and three of the people in the audience went to sleep! Of course most of the people here are older than we are, which is 90 now. It's hard to keep their interest long, so these little programs are only 30 minutes long. Karen didn't call, so Chris called her, and they had reached New York, and would stay overnight, and leave from there about 1:30 tomorrow afternoon. I guess it's all right to fly, if the planes go south and then over the Atlantic, and land in the southern part of Europe. She didn't say where, I hope it is far south of the volcano, that is still erupting today. We talked to Bianca through a device called "Chat" on the computer. She is disappointed in not getting her rotations where she wants to practice the medicine she has been learning. But she will be able to get somewhere, I'm sure, or they can't provide the education she has been promised in this medical school. I called Al by accident today, and he seems to be OK. I meant to call Charles and Mabel, but I didn't get to it early enough. a