A varied and interesting day. Attended The Breeze meeting at 10:00. It seems Senior Publishing is going to cut the size of our paper to 24 pages in June, and 16 thereafter.
Frankly, this doesn't bother me. It often includes too many over-long, ploddingly-written, dull-as-dishwater articles that concentrate on inconsequential crap, anyway, so it's probably a good thing it'll have to be tightened up.
Brother Jim called and it was good to talk to him and Therese. He asked if I wanted some artifacts from our parents, including their wedding license. Yes, I do, and he'll send them.
J. and T. are having a bit of difficulty adjusting to the independent (or "assisted," I'm not clear on which) living community in Arlington, where they moved recently. At least, it's right in town, meaning they can walk to restaurants and shops; I consider that a huge asset. A lot of such facilities are out in the 'burbs or countryside--picturesque, maybe, but too isolated. Older people are encouraged to exercise, so it doesn't seem to make sense to live in a place where it's not feasible to walk. Anyway, I had good talks with both of them. I love my brother so much.
Got a call from another old man, of whom I'm fond, my friend, Marge's husband, Fred. He wanted to ask me questions about the EMT and ambulance situation here in Little Egg and we had a long talk. I enjoyed it, although the topic is somewhat gloomy.
Puttered around until 5:00, when I picked up Aline. We both had chili at Mystic Casino (you can't beat that name) and, as we hadn't seen each other for a whole week, happily caught up. After, we went to my place, where she enjoyed the latest videos of "our baby," as she calls him, precious little K. in Tokyo.
Back at the library at 7:00, we enjoyed a terrific presentation of Broadway tunes by a husband and wife team. Barb D. sat with us, then Desi came in. Desi is always trying to stump Aline by describing obscure operas and, so far, she has never fallen. Last night, he described one called Lulu, but Aline immediately, in her modest and self-effacing way, got it right away. He gets a kick out of all that and so do I.
I chatted with the two singers after and introduced Desi as the founder of the Little Egg Theatre Company. What a fine fun time we had!
Dropped A. off about 9:00 (practically the middle of the night for me) after making a date for breakfast tomorrow. I'll also be picking at the farm with my friend tomorrow, but late in the afternoon.
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