Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
This morning I woke up the roosters! At 5:00 am, I was up, by myself, moving rapidly about the house collecting my electronic children, the tablet, the iPhone, and my eBook. I was off to the Lexus dealer for a 65,000-mile checkup! On the way there, I should have asked for an 83,000-mile checkup on myself!
The Silver Fox and I arrived at 6:30 am for a 7:00 am appointment, so we listened to the news. That was a mistake; the “news” makes me MAD and SAD. The utter incompetence of our government, augmented by the socialists, is ruining a great country. If we don’t rise, we will be the next Venezuela! God Bless Donald Trump for stepping up and confronting this cancer!
For example:
Some politicians are lining their pockets!!!
I sat in the car dealership for about three+ hours, but with my electronic companions, I was in good company!
The Silver Fox was being treated like royalty!
Around 9:00 am, I got a panic call from Mary.
Apparently, she had completely forgotten I had a car appointment. When she got up and made the coffee, she noticed the bathroom light was on and naturally assumed I was inside conducting important morning business.
Thirty minutes later, she knocked.
No Paul.
Then she began what can only be described as a full-scale husband-search-and-rescue operation. She scampered around outside, thinking maybe I had wandered off to do some gardening. Then she searched every room in the house again, probably checking closets, corners, and any place a confused husband might hide.
She was just about ready to call the police and file a “Missing Husband” report when she finally decided to try my iPhone.
And there I was—safe and sound in the Lexus waiting room, sipping bad coffee and completely unaware I had been declared missing in action.
We made it home by 10:30 am, just in time to jump in the shower and get ready to go to the Elks! The gang began to arrive just after us,
Our reserved table was almost full!
George was in rare form.
Sandy did NOT know what a “Slap Coin” was, so we gave her instructions and sent her to Ronnie. It was fun to watch!
Getting a “Slap Coin” lesson from Ronnie.
We headed home, and we invited Geri to join us for cocktails on the patio. She paints with Mary, and they live about a block away. Mary prepared stuffed mushrooms, onion dip, a cheese platter with crackers, baby pickles, and a veggie tray. We popped open a bottle of wine and sat down to visit for a couple of hours.
It’s nice to have friends!
Dinner with Geri at home
During the visit, I received a text from Amy showing that Charlie had formally accepted his selection at Cal Poly Pomona.
Here’s some Cal Poly Pomona trivia:
• Full name: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• Nickname: Cal Poly Pomona or CPP
• Mascot: Billy Bronco
• School colors: Green, gold, and blue
• Athletics teams: The Broncos
• Motto/approach: “Learn by Doing,” shared with other Cal Poly campuses
• Campus roots: The campus sits on land once owned by cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg
• Horse legacy: CPP is known for its Arabian Horse Center, tied to Kellogg’s famous Arabian horse ranch
• CSU distinction: It is one of the polytechnic universities in the California State University system
• Rose Float tradition: CPP works with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on the famous Cal Poly University’s Rose Float, one of the only student-built floats in the Rose Parade
• Hospitality program: The Collins College of Hospitality Management is one of the best-known hospitality schools in the country
• Campus size: CPP has one of the largest campuses in the CSU system, with lots of agricultural land and open space
• Famous landmark: The old CLA Building was one of CPP’s most recognizable buildings before its demolition
• Farm Store: The Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch sells produce and products connected to CPP’s agricultural programs
Grandson Charlie made his choice!
We watched “The Children Were All There”. We finally hit the hay at 11:00 pm.
