Tuesday evening people all over the country were watching
the transit of Venus across the sun. The sky was overcast here, unfortunately,
so Richard Bonomo, A-Fooze, her parents, and I watched a live internet feed
from an observatory in Hawaii. The sun did come out for just a moment, so Rich
and I ran outside with his binoculars and a blank piece of paper, and we
projected the sun onto the paper. Sure enough, there was a tiny dark spot where
Venus was passing in front of it. Rich says I get nerd cred points for
being excited about this.
After that we went out to a steak house, where we were
joined by Cecil Markovitch and one of the B-Boys. Rich had venison from New
Zealand, which seems sort of odd since we have plenty of deer around here.
A-Fooze had an amazing walleye dish, and her dad had salmon. Being at a steak
house, her mother and I had steaks. I also had Brussel sprouts to be healthy…
but they were breaded. So much for healthy. They were delicious, though. Cecil
and the B-Boy simply had brandy old fashioneds. Since we were a largish group, we
got our own little room, and it was dark and cozy so I could imagine backroom
deals being made there. Wonder if any really have been?
Famous Hat
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