I forgot to mention that last Thursday Travalon and I went
on a Betty Lou luau cruise. The weather was cold and damp, so we didn’t wear
Hawaiian shirts, but many of our fellow cruisers did. However, we were the only
ones who sat outside because we were dressed for the elements. Why would I want
to sit inside on a boat? I want to see the water. The food was delicious, and
the hostesses were very attentive, and we enjoyed it immensely despite the
weather. It was no worse than the time we were on that fishing boat in Alaska,
and that was one of the most wonderful times of my life.
Wednesday evening Travalon and I went to Marshall Park for
our health club’s summer picnic. I don’t remember them doing this other years,
but I liked it better than their usual St. Patrick’s Day party in an
overcrowded restaurant. We got there halfway through, and they were temporarily
out of pizza, so I was a bit annoyed, but we had a free drink and then more
pizza arrived. Better yet, we got to take a free pontoon boat ride in Bishop’s
Bay. Our captain took us by the castle someone built in the Bishop’s Bay
subdivision and by the little shanties that I love so much. It was a perfect
night for a boat ride. Then several of us watched the full moon rise.
Last night Travalon and I went to a Mallards game. So many
people were there that we had to park far away in the mall parking lot, but
then a kid with a golf cart who was patrolling the parking lot gave us a ride
to the lot entrance. It was Unicorn Night, so we each got a bobble head of
Maynard the Mallard riding a unicorn that is pooping out a rainbow. A guy
sitting near us had a light-up unicorn horn, and when I asked where he got it,
he explained that it was for competing in a silly dance competition in the 7th
inning. He said, “Do you have a bobble head? I’ll trade – this is more unusual.”
I thought about it, and we had two, so once he was done dancing, he gave me the
unicorn horn headband, and I gave him one of our bobble heads. I immediately
put the unicorn horn on and loved it, except for the pesky group of kids who
kept trying to offer me $3 for it. I was like, “No way, man! I had to trade a
bobble head for this!” Seriously, you would think they would at least offer a
real amount of money if they were serious. And their mom had one, so why didn’t
she just get more for them? The guy who gave it to me said he had also thrown
out the first pitch (which we missed because of having to park so far away),
and so he had gotten a game ball, but he gave that to a little kid right away.
Imagine if I could have gotten a unicorn horn AND a game ball for a bobble
head! Best trade ever!
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