Weekly Update 9/12/2021

Sunday was a huge disappointment! Djokovic lost, but that was the only loss I liked. The Bills and Browns both squandered leads, and The Lions were never in the game. Trevor Lawrence lost, as well, but he didn’t look as bad as I though he would. I was excited for the Bills game. I found a Bills Backers Bar in Bluffton, which is about a 40 minute drive from my apartment. Coach’s is also about 40 minutes away, and I didn’t want to waste opening day surround by Steeler fans, which is what I would have found at Coach’s. I drove to South Carolina. There were a lot of fans, a few NYS license plates on cars in the parking lot, and everyone was happy for the first half. Then the wheels came off. It looks like the old Bills are back. Dammit.

I did get my Bills stuff out of storage and decorated the apartment a bit. My front door proclaims my allegiance, but I now think it may just be an embarrassment, like all the years at MP.

I promised I’d tell you about the day trip to Ebeneezer. It was a terrible disappointment! It was so horribly unorganized. I felt like writing to the site and asking if the Heritage Festival is an outreach to promote their history to the general population, or just an event for people already involved with the association and “outsiders” are intentionally made to feel unwelcome. When we got there, about 11 am, the museum closed “for lunch” until 1 pm. The church, which I understand is the oldest church building in Georgia, was not open at all. Nothing was going on in there – no service, no meetings, nothing; it just wasn’t open. There was one Salzburger house 1755 that was open, and it was cute, with lots of antiques, toys and clothing. And lots of booths to sell pickles and jams, soaps, plants, Christmas ornaments, quilts. But, (even though I asked) no maps of displays, no schedule of events, nothing to make it easier to find anything were available. We left after not too long, and went to lunch at a cute little restaurant in Rincon. But I had hoped to learn more about the Germans in Georgia. I got no help from this festival.

I’ve been given a bracelet to wear when I’m at the pool. It identifies me as a resident. Apparently, just like everyplace else, it’s a problem with people coming in to use the pool who don’t live here. It’s not a big deal for me to do this, but I’m always wondering why people don’t play by the rules. Is it that hard?

Another one. Everyone knows how I feel about dogs. Well, I was at the Ace Hardware store on Thursday, and a customer with a Doberman – a DOBERMAN – walked in before me! I said to the checkout clerk as I walked in, “what is that? A comfort Doberman?” She just smiled.

On Saturday, I met Roseann at the Jepson. I haven’t seen her in quite a while because she got COVID and hasn’t been at DH in more than two months. There was an interesting exhibit at the Jepson that highlighted silhouettes. Because there are three of those pieces of artwork at DH, we thought it would be interesting to see this display. It was nice, and we wandered around all the other exhibits, too. Then we had lunch there. It was delightful. The food and service were outstanding – as they should have been for the prices!