2/3/2013

weekly update 2/3/2013

AND THE NEW WORLD CAHMPIONS ARE: 

 

Exciting, good game! I enjoyed “watching” the game with Allen - we were texting back and forth all through the action. Or inaction.  Question - why is it that there can be a 35 minute blackout with not one commercial, but when the game is actually being played, there's an ad every 2minutes? speaking of commercials, I think my favorite was the Joe Montana pizza stain. anyway, it's gonna be a l-o-n-g off season. I wore my Buffalo Bills pajamas for the last time for along time. I'll pack them away until next September. 
 

It's resaturant week in Savannah. That means that several really nice places have prix fixe 3-course dinner for $30 (and a few offer $15 lunches) with limited menus. It's a very good chance to try some different places. But, for the past few events, I've been stuck on Bistro 45. It is wonderful, and I went again this year. The food is wonderful, the service is excellent, and I went with Donna so the company was grand, as well. It's in the historic Marshall House Hotel in historic Savannah, and the setting is nice too.

Saturday, I got up real early and went to a 1-day defensive driving course. I had hoped that I would be able to pick up some hints to make me a more confident driver, but it wasn't that way.  Apparently, in Georgia, you can be ordered by a judge in traffic court to take this class.  When you get your completion certificate, they will either reduce the points against your license, or reduce your fine, or both. So, there I was, with a bunch of drunks and speeders who didn't want to be there anyway. I was by far the oldest person in the room (although one of the teenagers was from Pittsford - what are the chances?), and I have grandchildren older than most of the the participants; I could just imagine Sarah in a class just like this. Well, I don't think my ability to drive has been enhanced by knowing that if you refuse to take a breathalyzer test you can lose your license for 1 year (I don't drink & drive), or that speeding can get you between 1 and 4 points against your license (I don't speed). at least I went, and with all the bad drivers in that room, I don't feel as if I’m that dangerous on the road, in spite of the opinion of State Farm.