Fourth of July Weekend

Hopefully my readers had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend. I certainly had a great one, spending lots of time outdoors. On the Fourth Travalon and I went for a hike on Governor’s Island (which is actually a peninsula), then we went to Prairie Athletic Club, since we have reciprocity there, and swam in their outdoor pool. I forgot sunscreen but somehow escaped getting burned to a crisp. Luxuli and Prairie Man came over to watch the Brazil vs. Colombia game, and Richard Bonomo joined us, then we all went over to the Nau-Ti-Gal for dinner out on their deck, and OK Cap joined us. Afterwards Luxuli, Prairie Man, Travalon, and I joined some of our neighbors in watching fireworks from our condo association's pier.

Saturday I met the Rosary Ladies (Luxuli, Jilly Moose, and OK Cap) for coffee along with Richard Bonomo, Travalon, and some other people, then we ladies prayed the rosary while Travalon took a long walk with Rodney the Poodle. Luxuli had to leave before lunch, but Jilly Moose, OK Cap, Travalon, and I sat outside along with Rodney, enjoying brunch at The Fountain. Travalon and I went to the Mallards game and saw something unusual: the Mallards getting demolished, 1-7. Usually they win! And they are (were?) top of the league, and the other team (from Michigan) is second from the bottom. How humiliating! We ran to the health club between the game and the fireworks afterwards to walk laps in the pool, returning at exactly the right moment to catch the fireworks. Afterwards the cops shut down the road for like twenty minutes, so we were stuck there. Oh well, otherwise it was a very good day.

Yesterday after Mass and brunch, the Rosary Ladies and Travalon went over to Botanist 53’s house to help her put stuff away from her yard sale before the impending rain that never actually arrived. She gave us some stuff for free, and Travalon bought an antique cabinet from her. It needs some work but could be quite lovely once it’s fixed up. Travalon and I hung out with Rich for a while, then we took Rodney for a walk at Tenney Park, which includes an island, lots of bridges (one is out of commission right now), and a dam you can walk out onto. It’s a really beautiful park. Then we had dinner out on the pier belonging to our condo association, and the president of the association happened by and explained our condo fees to us, as well as telling us some colorful history about the neighborhood. One of the houses on the lake belonged to a guy who had pizza delivery cars stop by every day. Turns out he was a drug dealer, and he ended up being murdered. Our current neighbors are (thank goodness!) not nearly that exciting, except possibly the crane family (two adults, two young ones) who have been known to go after small dogs. So far they haven’t tried to attack Rodney…  

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