It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. – Confucius
OK, what did I learn? Well, when signing a legal document, check or other financial instruments, DO NOT abbreviate 2020 as “20”! If you do, someone can easily turn 1/2/20 into 1/2/20XX where XX is any number between 0 and 19! Think about it! I am now done with my good deed for the day! Go forth and dis-abbreviate!
Thinking about New Year’s Eve, we had another unsung hero, Dr. Pete! Pete stepped into a log jam of people attempting to get into the party and between him and Robin, they got everything taken care of!
Pete, dressed in his traditional Christmas beard, saved the day!
Yours truly, on the other hand, was taste-testing while Pete slaved away directing traffic. Champagne was flowing freely as we entered the dance! In fact, I meet each of the fellows below!
My good friends
Over the years, I have learned not to slurp and tonight is no exception. I do, however, attempt to count the bubbles as they break the surface so if I look preoccupied, it’s the counting!
New Year’s Eve – Paul tries his magic trick, making alcohol disappear!
It’s mid-morning and time for a run to the back and the cable outlet. Band of America is pretty good for a large entity. They answered my questions quickly and professionally, I was pleased. The cable stop was to again get cable TV as I was not happy with the Hulu Live TV service.
Returning home we did the Mexican lunch thing again, we could survive on Mexican food!
Mouth watering!!!
Did You Know? We’ve been eating tamales in the U.S. since the turn of the 20th century when African Americans (working alongside Mexican migrant workers in the cotton fields) learned the craft. Vendors hawked them as “Red Hots” on the streets of Mississippi, New York, and Chicago.
Heard of “The Great Tamales Incident?” During a visit to San Antonio in 1976, former president Gerald Ford bit into a tamale without removing the corn husk wrapper. Ay caramba! Most tamale wrappings are intended only as packaging and not meant to be eaten. Don’t even think about chomping down on banana leaf or tree bark wrappings, not to mention the plastic wrap, foil or fabric sometimes encasing your tamale. But Swiss chard or hoja santa might be okay.
We watched TV in the afternoon and took one more walk around the house making sure everything Christmas was put away! We watched some TV and then Sue decided to read while I went to the garage and straightened up a little.
Before hitting the sack, I was thinking about Mom’s side of the family. The Lewis’ were just plain simple folks who worked and played hard. Earnest, Carl, and Mom are gone. Kaye is now 96 and in a nursing care facility and Chuck is 94 and was just moved to a facility in Arizona with his wife, Helen. Funny how it goes, Mom was the smallest of the group and she ruled the roost!
Earnest, Mom, Carl, Kaye, and Charles (Chuck)
We watched “JAG” from the beginning and it is pretty neat to attempt to remember back that many years. Trivia: While Rabb and Lieutenant Loren Singer were at odds with each other in the show, in real life, they are a couple having married in 1992.
Goodnight all!
