There are no pics this week.
The week started out with the weather so good, it was hard to believe we weren’t still in San Diego. I took the opportunity to get a couple of very nice rides in. The nice weather didn’t last very long. I remember several years where we made it almost (but never quite all the way) to Thanksgiving before turning the heat on. Danita and I were talking about turning the heat on Saturday night. We decided to wait, because Danita is doing a lot of cooking Sunday, and that always warms up the house. Come Sunday morning, the house was 62 when I got out of bed. That’s too cold. This just might be the earliest in the year we’ve had the heat on. I’m sitting at my desk looking out into the trees out back. As the newspaper weather forecaster wrote, it’s a really nice day if you’re inside looking out. Sunny with an abundance of multi-colored leaves falling from the trees.
On the heath front, Danita had dentist and doctor’s appointments last week. She’s doing fine, but her skin is bothering her so much she finally made an appointment with a dermatologist. My hearing isn’t what it once was. For the last several years, I have problems hearing people talk in crowded rooms. Danita thinks I turn the TV volume too high. (Plus, I turn the captions on.) I went to an audiologist a little over a year ago. She said my hearing was marginal and indicated I could experience some improvement with a hearing aid for my right ear. I found it hard to justify the incredible expense of a modern hearing aid for a marginal improvement. Last week, I ran across information on The Bean. It’s much cheaper than a hearing aid. If they don’t help, I can send them back within 30 days. I did some on-line reading. In addition to the usual “unbiased” personal testimonials, I found some reviews by qualified professionals. It appears to be a useful device that costs much less than a modern digital hearing aid. (It uses a K-amp amplifier circuit.) My pair should arrive today. You’ll be hearing my personal testimonial before long.
We had two events this weekend. Friday evening, we went to a BSO concert. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Our big news this week is the annual sour beef dinner Sun evening. Our guests this year were Bud, Ed & Lynne, Mark, and Joe & Toni. Danita made the sour beef, green beans, cole slaw, and a spice cake with caramelized apple topping. Ed and Lynne made the soft dumplings that Bud likes. Our featured drink was Weihenstephaner beer, from the oldest brewery in the world (founded in 1040 by Benedictine monks, of course). They make several varieties. I got “original”. Does that mean we’ll be drinking beer exactly like it was in the 9th century? I held off posting this so I could add some party pics. But last night I was having such a good time, I forgot to take the pics. Oh, well.
I hope this finds everybody doing well.