I am writing this on Sunday.
Joe and Scottie — Married 1 month
The Sochurek wedding reception we went to last Sunday was nice. They had hors d’oeuvres, with a focus on Czech food. But parking was quite a drag. The reception was at Towson University. The closest parking garage and lot were both closed due to construction. I found a spot on the street right away, but Mike and Rose pulled up behind us and were at wit’s end. They had been looking for a spot for the last half hour. So I gave them my spot and took one across the street. It was a heck of a hill from the street to the building. Mike isn’t very mobile these days. After the reception, I pulled the car down to the building to give them a ride up the hill.
Tony & Donna – Married 40 years
There are times when it costs more to turn the AC (air conditioning) off than it costs to run it. This was quite a warm week — cool evenings, high 80s in the afternoons, then T-storms late in the day to cool things off again. Overnight lows were in the low 70s, making sleeping fine. The house was fine in the morning. Danita went to work and I went on a bike ride. But when we got home in the afternoon, we started thinking about how a restaurant has its air conditioning on. It wouldn’t be so warm and sticky. We could eat without turning the oven on, and it would feel so good. We finally ate at home Wednesday. The temperature got up in the 90s and I turned the AC on. But we went out Thursday because we had a great BOGO coupon that would expire soon. The highs went back down to the mid-80’s Saturday, so the AC went back off. It wasn’t as humid and the house was actually comfortable with all the fans on. But we went out to dinner anyway — this time a picnic concert in Catonsville. It was our only activity this weekend. The weather was wonderful, but the band was only so-so. The AC is back on today. It isn’t all that hot out, but it is very muggy. We just finished having quite a shower.
The one-year old stole the show
I visited Top Banana Wednesday. I saw a lot to like. It’s a small organization. Jean, the executive director, is one of two full-time employees. They have two more part-time office employees. A ReServe person does their marketing. They have a few truck drivers that work two days a week, and a raft of part time or volunteer folks who pack food in preparation for delivery, stock shelves, etc. All of this was more or less what I expected. But I was quite surprised with their computer setup. It is absolutely first-rate. It turns out that advantages can be had when the executive director’s two sons are in IT. Their problems are with a database program, but the program is so well secured that I couldn’t get inside it. Jean’s objective was to meet me. Having passed her interview with flying colors, she wants me to come back and meet her son, plus the part-timer who is the informal office IT expert. Jean wanted more of a commitment from me from the first visit, but one thing I know is that the database is not working. I don’t feel comfortable committing until I can look inside and see how much of a mess things are.
That’s it for this week. I hope this finds everybody doing well.