We had a very interesting “Lunch and Learn” at our neighborhood this week. A new resident used to be the captain of ocean-going vessels. He commanded the largest and fastest cargo ships in the world. The first ship he captained was a livestock carrier. They shipped 150,000 sheep from Australia to the Middle East for religious sacrifices. It was a several day journey. Inevitably about 100 sheep would die every day. These had to be thrown overboard. That guaranteed sharks would follow the ship. In spite of the sharks, his was the safest ship in the world. The stink ensured no pirates would try to board. When they arrived in port, the waring countries would never try to attack the ship, because the sheep were considered sacred. The guy is a natural story teller. It is quite an entertaining presentation.
Friday the construction crew wanted to install a new door and also start repairs on our basement window. Unfortunately, they waited until Friday morning to make their request. I was literally backing out of the driveway to take Mom to an appointment with her retina specialist. Danita was leaving within the half hour to attend her Aunt Mia’s funeral. It’s supposed to rain tonight. If the rain ends fairly early tomorrow, they might start tomorrow. If not, staring Tuesday will be iffy, with Mira planning to arrive Wednesday afternoon. (We’ll allow her parents to stay also.) We’ll have to wait and see whether the work will be done before Thanksgiving. They have to cut through drywall to get the basement window out. There’s lots of white dust everywhere when they are done. There’s a couple of construction pics below.
I’ve been invited to give a cyber security luncheon talk at one of the churches in January. They have a group of 30 or so people attend. They meet every other month, alternating sacred and secular topics. I attended their meeting this month to see how the sessions go. It’s a nice group of people. I learned a lot about lay leaders in the Catholic Church. I saw how their meetings flow. And I found out what I have to bring to connect to their AV system.
