Yesterday evening Travalon and I grabbed a picnic table
right by the water’s edge at the Union Terrace for Rodney’s Sweet Sixteenth
birthday party. Soon we were joined by Luxuli and OK Cap, who had run into each
other near the brat stand, and eventually our numbers swelled to include the
Single B-Boy, Jilly Moose, Prairie Man, and Richard Bonomo. We all got dinner
there, but quite a wide variety: fish tacos, brats, cheeseburgers, and a
chicken salad were among the choices. Prairie Man had a vegetarian selection, I
believe a black bean burger. A lot of us got the Union’s delicious corn on the
cob too, and of course there were the libations, including summer shandies and a pitcher of sangria courtesy of Luxuli. I brought chocolate-peanut butter cupcakes for dessert, and Travalon
brought doggie treats for the two canine attendees, the birthday boy and
Michaela. It was a beautiful evening with perfect weather, and at first a
bluegrass band was playing some wonderful background music, but later there was
an open mic with bands of varying degrees of competence taking the stage. Their
degree of competence seemed to be inversely proportional to their degree of
volume. Otherwise, it was a perfect way to celebrate Rodney’s birthday. Here’s
to many more in his future!
Famous Hat
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A wonderful evening. Not much in Madison beats gathering with friends at the Union Terrace on a warm summer evening. Rodney and I are very thankful to all our friends who came. I hope we will be able to celebrate a few more b-days with him yet.
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