Today, we were supposed to go out on the Long Island Sound with friends who have a boat, but a few days ago, I did something to my back, and yesterday’s nearly nine hours in a cramped airline seat did not exactly improve the situation. With regret, we informed our friends that we would not be going. I spent the morning sitting at the kitchen table in Kings Park with a heating pad in my back. In the afternoon, we did venture outside to go to Smith Haven Mall where they have something I wish they had near us: an Apple store! We had a couple of Nathan’s hot dogs, spent some time at Barnes & Noble, and before leaving, I took this photo of one of the rear mall entrances. Right now I’m back on the heating pad...