2/3/2019

Weekly Update 2/3/2019

Good game, huh? YAWN

It’s continued to be unseasonable cold (although I have no right to complain when I know what other parts of the country are experiencing), so I hardly went out, even to walk.

I did get out on Monday to a Lunch Bunch gathering for happy hour at a Mexican restaurant not far from MP, Coyote. That was interesting and fun.

And it’s back to DH for me. I rather enjoyed the time off during the month of January, but I’ve got to get my brain working again. It’s like riding a bike – you don’t forget. I was back in “welcome to the historic Davenport House” mode right away. Last Friday, instead of going to The 90, I met Kay, Beverly & Beth at Ruth’s Chris for restaurant week. Everything about the meal was fantastic, especially the company. And Kay and I are almost twins dressed in green shirts and jewelry. I should be so lucky as to be a twin of the lovely Kay!

I drove to Mitchelville, SC on Saturday. Mitchelville was established in 1862 on Hilton Head Island, where Africans, just out of slavery and not yet citizens, first began to govern themselves and formed the first such community in American. I had intended to get up early Saturday morning for this Freedom Day event (Freedom Day is actually on Friday), but was too lazy, and I got a late start. I almost decided to skip it, but I’m so glad I didn’t. The speakers were Charlotte Forten, Susie King Taylor, Clara Barton, Harriet Tubman, and a Free Woman. Following that, there was a panel discussion with two women who are descendants of the original founders of Mitchelville.  

Also in honor of Black History Month (I know, I’m not Black, but I do love history), several theaters across the country are showing The Black Panther for free. Free? I’m in. I downloaded a ticket the night before, and went to a performance. I didn’t get it, but I’m not really much for scifi and fantasy. But it was interesting, and since it’s up for an Oscar, I was glad to see it.

I saw this, and it’s just wrong. If you have the state approve a special license so that you can park within steps of the door of a store, having stickers for half and full marathons is just wrong! I know I shouldn’t judge, that perhaps the car belongs to a care giver who is a runner, or the owner has stickers from someone who runs. But It’s just not right to advertise that you can’t walk from the middle of a parking lot and need a special tag to allow you to park near to the door in all public places, and then brag about running for 26.2 miles. If someone without  sticker parks in a handicap slot, people are quick to think that's not right, so neither is this!