Hard for me to believe that we have been without Alice Lorraine Lyon for over 15 years. I still miss her and think about her often. She is responsible for my sense of humor, my relationships with women and my basic ethics and responsibility. Happy Mother's Day to all of the women in my life!
We started our day out at church this morning as is our wont on Sunday and then went over to Ace Hardware, where Darla picked out her list of "Honey Dos" for me. We got a new garbage disposal as our old one finally gave up the ghost. We also got some etching solution for the back splash of the pool and some Thompson's Water Seal for the flagstone surrounding the pool. I spent most of the day out in the sun applying the etching solution and then brushing it with a wire brush. I then applied the water sealant and came in and watched the end of the Player's Championship on television. In between I drained the spa and re-added water from the pool.
David came over about 4:30 to visit with his Mom and I asked if he wanted to "help" me with the disposer. I stood by as he took the old one out and installed the new one. I did hand him tools and helped him realize that the drain for the dishwasher line had a plug installed that we had to knock out with a hammer and screwdriver. He had to change out the cord as well. I replaced an Insinkerator brand with another Insinkerator product. The advantage there is that we (he) didn't need to pull the sink drain and reinstall it as the "hanger" is universal for all of the disposers.
David is now in the kitchen fixing brauts for dinner using peppers, onions and Marsala wine. Looking forward to it.
Darla and I went out Friday night and saw David's new house in mid town. He rents a room from a couple downtown along with another roommate. There is one other room up for rent now. David had a chance to visit with his single roommate last Saturday night as he had a house party to watch the big fight. He is enjoying being out on his own and especially the vibe and nightlife in midtown. We went to dinner at Hook & Ladder, an eclectic restaurant in mid town. I had a burger with arugula and kale and it was delicious. You can see the picture of us at dinner and with the terrorist by the flag. From there we walked a couple of blocks over to R street and the bar district and went to the Shady Lady saloon and listened to a jazz band. Rand and Julie, our friends from church met us there and we had drinks and a few laughs. I got tired about 10:30 and we took David back to his place and headed home.
Saturday was the third day of my 54 hole Championship and I laid an egg on Saturday. It was a 5 hour round of golf and we had to wait on every hole. I shot 47+43 for 90, net 76. I'm not sure that I played myself out of the money, but I did myself no favors. I did manage to birdie number 11 and my Eclectic score (year round best on every hole at Diamond) is down to a 70 after five rounds.
From there I headed home, cleaned the pool and got a quick shower. Darla came in about 4:50 PM and cleaned up from her event and we were on the road by 5:05 for Old Sacramento and the Rio City Cafe, where we met Jeff and Linda Barnett for dinner before heading over to see the River Cats baseball game. The Cats had both Hunter Pence (rehab) and Travis Ishikawa of the Giants playing for them this weekend, but it didn't help them as they lost 3-2. Pence tried to score from third on an infield play and was thrown out.
Jeff shared with Darla about a product called Acarbo, pills that you take before eating foods high in carbohydrates. It breaks the food down and keeps it from turning to sugar. The pills are prescribed by your doctor and supposedly work great. He warned me that I needed to be careful as it would "light Darla up down there". Darla and I just stared at him and he realized what he'd said. "I mean it will cause her to have bad gas, like rotten egg salad." Linda, his wife, told him to knock it off, we were trying to eat.
We had a great time with the Barnetts' and look forward to seeing them again soon. I've enjoyed having the River Cats tickets this year and taking out our agents. I've also used some of the 18 games for employees and their families for weekend games. I have a typist, who is struggling to get by. I called her in on Friday and asked her if she and her kids wanted to go to the game. She said she'd love to but couldn't afford the tickets. When I told her they were a gift from me, she started to tear up. She told me that I didn't know how much that would mean to her kids to go to the game. I think it will probably mean more to her to be able to treat them to the game. I might give her $20 to spend on food and drinks as well. It was pretty touching, I'll say.
Pete had helped me put the inversion table in the car and wanted to know how it worked for me. He asked if it was hard on my feet and ankles hanging upside down and I told him it wasn't a problem, I've been hung all my life.
I'm writing this on my new laptop computer. Darla needed one for her part time job as a social worker and took my old Lenovo. I got a new Acer laptop that is a nice blue color and a lot lighter than my old one. She got a new iphone and I got a new laptop, not a bad deal.
Well, that is it for this week. I play in the Senior 4 ball qualifier next week at the club as well as the Senior Invitational at Serrano Country Club on Wednesday. The Invitational is always a lot of fun with 27 holes of golf, breakfast, lunch and dinner and a lot of prizes. There will be pari-mutual wagering and I'm not sure I should bet on Gary and I, but probably will. Have a great week. Ciao.
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