Today I took it really easy and did not post as much as usual.
Part of that was because I had to take time to reconcile an issue.
Ordered from Whole Foods (who are very good with their deliveries). Today, however, there was a problem.
It is extremely hot here today and extremely humid. I looked out of my window earlier and there were my three grocery bags sitting out on the sidewalk in the 90 plus degree heat with the sun beating down on them. When I brought them in, they were actually hot . On my delivery instructions, I specify that the bags be brought into the foyer. I got really upset, because the food was much too hot, the frozen stuff was hot–in general a real mess. Whole Foods did straighten it out, though and replaced my order. It was a bit of a distraction, however.
I was worried that this would be a difficult day. It is our 49th wedding anniversary today. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I thought of our wedding day at the little wedding chapel in Elkton, Maryland and the memories were so good. After we were married, we went fishing on Chesapeake Bay. One of the very best days of my life. For the first few years after our marriage we would go back and visit Elkton every year. One year we went to the Aberdeen proving ground. There’s a picture around here somewhere of me sitting on a really big tank. Great times.
I will close for now, watch some ER and make my supper.
Have a good night all.
See you tomorrow.
God bless everybody.
Patty
The “gig economy” has given us many workers with zero job security who simply have no incentive to care, and that’s almost certainly what happened in this case. I’ve seen this with delivery drivers from several sources, and it only erodes service quality.
It sounds like you are coping well. The Christian hope helps, but doesn’t fully erase any loss, completely. Fishing Chesapeake Bay on a wedding day is a new one on me, but I like it. It reminds me of the lyrics to Moonlight Feels Right.
You just named one of my favorite songs from that time.! That too brings back a flood of memories.
A wonderful song with an interesting backstory.
What is the backstory–I thought it was just a guy finding a girl.
Pretty much, as it happened in the composer’s life. He was in college and he saw a girl in a nearby college and immediately found himself very attracted to her. Some time passed, before she agreed to go out with him.
“The wind blew some luck in my direction.
I caught it in my hand today.
We finally made a tricky first connection.
You winked and gave me your ok.”
He picked her up in an old sports car and dropped the top and let the moonlight fall upon them. They’ve been married, now, for decades.
He always wears a little white cap when he performs, because the first time he played for a big audience, something had happened to his hair and he had to cover it up with a cap. He still performs with a cap on.
The marimba solo is incredibly complex, and was a single take; which I find amazing.
What a great story. Just loved that song.
The composer comes across as a very nice fellow. In his ‘70s now, but still keeping himself busy.
Wasn’t he a Mouseketeer as a child? Or was that another member of his group.
That might have been Cubby O’Brian, who also filled in for Karen Carpenter on drums when she was out front singing.