I didn't get nearly as much done as I wanted, but I did get my new weed-whacker put together. One of the two batteries is now charging, so tomorrow morning I should be out there whacking the weeds and other green stuff.

Having two batteries should come in handy when I'm in the mood to do a lot. If I plan things right there will always be a charged one waiting for me.

The various ads that came with the weed-whacker have a couple of intriguing items that might be handy for trimming bushes and low trees. I'll have to check into those.

Anyway, since I couldn't start trimming until a battery was charged, I took a nap and woke up to the sound of rain. It didn't last very long, but it did cool things down a bit.

I headed for WalMart and my timing was perfect--most people were leaving and I got a motorized cart.

This store "renovation" has apparently included new electric carts. Only one problem--the others had smooth vinyl seats and these have a textured vinyl. And it is VERY hard to slide on that. But the cart itself is quite peppy and steers easily.

This morning I discovered a robot contest on the NASA/educational channel. There were two teams with several robots each engaged in some sort of game that used very large balls. I gathered that one could score by knocking an opponents ball off a high track. I think that getting one's own ball up and over also merited a score.

The teams were from a variety of colleges.

It was surprisingly interesting to watch.

I'm hoping that I can get a bunch of yard stuff done tomorrow before it gets too hot.