Sorry that I did not get around to posting photos from Ma
and Pa Hat’s visit yesterday. I was on the town with Travalon. First I should
mention our wonderful boat ride on Wednesday evening. We went out into the
lake, and the setting sun illuminated the downtown so that it looked like The
Promised Land in the distance, or the proverbial City on a Hill, or (as Travalon said) the
Emerald City, except that it was golden instead of green. We commented on how
beautiful and enticing it looked, although I noted the downtown is not The
Promised Land during Rush Hour on weekday mornings. I tried to take a photo of
this lovely vision, but it didn’t really turn out. I may post it anyway… we’ll
see.
Yesterday evening the golden promise of the evening before
did seem fulfilled by downtown Madtown as Travalon and I went to the rooftop of
the Monona Terrace to have dinner at their café and listen to a reggae
band called Natty Nation. We danced to them after dinner, and when we sat down,
as soon as Travalon went to get a drink, the guy next to me said we looked
really good out there. Then his wife came back from the restroom, and she
seemed annoyed and said they had to leave “right now!” Oops – I didn’t mean to
cause marital friction, but maybe this guy has a long history of telling other
women how good they look the moment his wife leaves the scene briefly. There
were tons of people at this concert, including a guy with a T-shirt in the “Walt
Disney” font, only it said, “Malt Whiskey.” Travalon and I thought that was
pretty funny. The concert was free, and the band was wonderful – I love that reggae backbeat! Then
Travalon and I went to the Cardinal Bar, and I had a “skinny mojito,” which has
a lot less sugar in it, so you can really taste the mint and lime. I liked it a lot, but I’m not a big one for overly sweet things. There was a dance
class there, learning bachata, which I think is a beautiful dance to watch, but
I find the music very boring. It is my least favorite type of Latin music. It
was such a wonderful evening, and the second one in a row, that I just glowed
with happiness as I lay in bed last night. I love summer!
My blogging may be somewhat sporadic for the next week.
Tiffy and I are going to American Players Theater tonight and tomorrow, I have
gigs tomorrow and next Tuesday, and Anna Banana II is in town, so I will be
hanging out with her and the other Rosary Ladies next week instead of going to
work. Paid vacation time is wonderful!
Famous Hat
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