so yes there was polenta at siena
then last night 18 of us gathered at SJ Municipal Stadium to watch (mostly) the giants defeat Visalia Rawhide. the giants are way out in front. dinners were yummy, i brought unsalted peanuts that got demolished nicely. highlight of the evening (besides the cake i brought from the ballpark, required) was when four of us competed in the "musical chairs" event down on the field. rochelle was the winner!! it was a great evening. good choice to buy the cake. they have a big knife. but no candles. i had matches. we improvised (last year was the french fry menorah) with one toothpick in paper wrapper. worked pretty well. that was the only really difficult part, singing happy birthday to linda. but we did it. new faces. mostly old faces. good to be together.
today was cpr training at the office. first time for me. ok now. not sure i want ever to use it.
i'm tired. need to shower before getting into clean sheets. it was good being home this weekend. but then i won't be here this weekend. it's a pretty amazing cycle. if i'm here, then i won't be next weekend. very simple. santa monica is still beautiful but the visits are getting a tad more difficult for both me and elinor.
Ted Kennedy has died. what a loss. a true liberal champion.
