Thanksgiving, 2016
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G-Force outing
I took Mason and his friend Jason to this cool go-kart racing facility for Mason’s birthday. The karts are very fast, and you really get a firsthand experience of what it’s like to drive a racing car. Well, you have to use your imagination a little, but it is a great experience. It’s all indoor, so it can get pretty hot in the summer, and…
Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings
Last Saturday night I proved that I have mastered the art of grilling chicken wings. Oh yeah, easy as pie, you say–just slap’em on the grill and you can’t go wrong. Which is true. But, if you want something that will add a little twang. A little sizzle. A little fire to the mix, then check out this formula. Grill the wings, but for the…
Zune–What a machine
I was looking to enhance my video and mp3 world, and started researching new players. I already had a Sansa Clip, for listening to music and audio books in my car, but I wanted something I could take into work with me, so I needed at least another mp3 player.
The Candle Project
Jordan and I experimented with making custom candles–it’s so easy, even a PaPa can do it. I found the plan on the internet–buy a large candle, wrap it with decorative ribbons (or write your own message on one), and dip it into melted paraffin. Joila–a custom candle. It worked great, and now we each have a one of a kind candle.
Triplet’s 2nd birthday
We helped Tristan, Zayne, and Ethan celebrate their 2nd birthday a couple of weeks ago. Since they can now walk , they are a handful to keep up with. And my, they seem to like my PC way too much.
Wicked–the play
I normally don’t care for musicals, but we took a chance on this one, because it’s so well known. And what a surprise and treat it was. The actors were superb, and Glinda was hysterical. What wonderful singing–and the comedy lines had us in stitches. Some of the great scenes were: The wizard (as a robot head) The Wicked Witch towering over the crowd at…
Cancun, 2006
Saturday, 8/12.
Got up at 3 am, flew out of RIC at 7:10, $490, Northwest.
Arrived 2 pm, via Memphis. We checked our bags this trip because of the orange alert on liquids in carry on’s. We dropped our bags off at that office and took the same van for the airport back up to the main drag, then bus to town. Then took taxi, on driver’s recommendation to Labna. Had Yucutan Tour–steak, beans, pico deguyo, guacamole, $125 pesos. Exchange rate at airport was $10.70, on street $10.60. Great place, atmosphere. Mariachis sang Cucuroo, Paloma, Grenada, Meso May, tipped $100 pesos.
Orestes, A Tragic Romp
This was a play at the Folger Theater, in Washington, DC, and one of the best I’ve ever seen. it’s a Shakespearean type play (actually written by Euripides over 2,000 years ago). When the actors use the typical language of the era, it’s just too hard to understand.
But this play had been updated, so the actors used “normal” language, and even wore conventional clothes. It was kind of shocking to see Mentes, a sea captain, come onto the stage directly off his ship and appear in a suit and tie. But then again, the play was full of surprises.