Since
it was a Second Sunday on opening day, I had to give a tour at
Bonaventure in the afternoon. I went to Coach's to watch the first
quarter and a little more, but then had to leave. Some kid, probably
not even 20 years old yet, came over and started to talk with me.
Because I had my Bills shirt on, he said we were probably the only
Bills' fans in the place. I think we're probably the only Bills fans
in Savannah. My swine phone didn't work at the cemetery. That was
maddening. One reason I bought the new phone was the internet access
and I expected to be able to at least watch the scores as I gave my
tours, so when it didn't work, I was really frustrated. It was a
simple thing but I didn't have even 2 minutes to fart around around
with it, so I didn't get the access back until I was back at the
condo. I hope this doesn't happen again. I expected that the score
would be a run away for NE, so I was really surprised when the score
was close and the Bills had the lead. I walked in and turned on the
TV with 9 seconds remaining - just enough time to watch the winning
field goal. Other week one scores I liked: Lions & Chiefs won,
Steelers lost (it would have been great if the 'Boys had lost, too,
but Eli wasn't able to give me that), and the Raiders made a
surprisingly good show.
And
then there's the tennis. Nice try, Victoria, but you're just not
good enough. And you are, Rafa!
This
week, I went to Coach's Corner on Sunday afternoon. The Bills game
was on a huge big screen tv, tucked back in the corner. There was no
waitress that bothered with the fans watching that game, so I didn't
get a beer. The kid next to me would go up to the bar and get a
bucket himself, and he shared; I thought that was nice, even if he
was cheering for Carolina, as were all of the others watching the
game on that tv. When the Bills were down in the 4th quarter, I
thought it was hopeless and I silently left. By the time I got back
to the condo, the Bills had won! who'd a thought? Other games this
week: I wished Eli had done better against Peyton, I can't believe
the Lions can beat the Vikings (who are 0-2, and they have Adrian
Peterson) but fell to the Cardinals, it was wonderful to see KC beat
the 'Boys, and how can the 'Fins be undefeated?
I
went to two lectures this week. The circuit is beginning again after
a long, hot summer in hiatus. On Tuesday, I went to the first in a
series at the Coastal Heritage Society. They host a series of four
talks in the the fall on the history of Savannah. Since this year is
still the bicentennial of the War of 1812, they focused on that.
Savannah had little to do with that War, other than Fort Jackson
standing at the ready, so this lecture was about the Battle of Lake
Erie. It was interesting to me, since that's kinda sorta where I'm
from.
On
Thursday evening, I went to the opening of the Gray's Reef Film
Series. Now I feel really guilty about getting plastic bags from
Walmart and drinking water from bottles. There was a feature film
about what plastics are doing to the oceans and sea life. It was
really interesting, and something that few think about and no one
seems to want to do anything about. Do you know about the Great
Pacific Garbage Patch? Oh, well, I don't have to worry about it -
I'll let my great grandchildren figure it out. It was also
interesting because one of the short documentaries that was shown featured what some fishermen are doing to promote sustainable
fishing practices. Fishermen in Portland Maine were highlighted as
a group that is doing a lot with new and Eco-friendly methods
and tools. There were photos of Bud Lite, which I had just seen a
little more than a week ago!
Another
reason why I shouldn't be allowed in a kitchen:
I
don't know why, but I bought too much milk this week. I hardly ever
use milk, and this was probably the 4th time since moving here that
I've had it on my list. But I purchased a larger size than I usually
do; perhaps I wasn't paying much attention in my hurry to get to the
bakery section of the Publix. Saturday, I decided a good way to use
some of this milk would be to make a white sauce, that I could use
for rarebit, or creamed tuna. I was doing ok until I dropped the
bowl taking it out of the microwave, which is, of course, over my
stove. The messy liquid got into the burners, under the cook top,
down the front of the oven, and all over the floor! So, what should
have been an easy, quick chore turned into a thorough cleaning of the
kitchen (not that it didn't need it) and less creamed sauce than I
had anticipated. From now on, if Stouffers doesn't make it, I don't
eat it.
I'm
back in my routine now, and trying to swim 4 times a week. While
most pools in the the north are closed, I still have a few more weeks
to enjoy the warm weather here in coastal Georgia.
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Interesting as always! You look so comfy. See you soon!
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