Kinda Productive

I was up earlier than usual this morning so I could run a number of errands. In particular, I wanted to get my hair cut and get the large comforter into one of the mega-washers at our local laundromat.

The former is accomplished, the latter will have to wait: every mega-washer was in use and there was a line of people waiting to use them. My time is worth more than that so I'll try late tonight or very early tomorrow morning.

The trip to the laundromat wasn't an entire waste though. I popped into the pawn shop next door to peruse the inventory but didn't buy anything. Pawn shops fascinate me: the items on display are the intersection of two sets of values: what some people are willing to discard from their lives for a price and what the brokers believe actually has sufficient value that they can resell the item for a profit.

After touring the shop, I paused at the 7-11 to treat myself a bottle of grape juice and obtain several Coffee Crisp bars for cuyahogarvr. I sometimes wonder if he might be moving in with us just to protect his Coffee Crisp supply lines. Nah...

Kinda Productive

I was up earlier than usual this morning so I could run a number of errands. In particular, I wanted to get my hair cut and get the large comforter into one of the mega-washers at our local laundromat.

The former is accomplished, the latter will have to wait: every mega-washer was in use and there was a line of people waiting to use them. My time is worth more than that so I'll try late tonight or very early tomorrow morning.

The trip to the laundromat wasn't an entire waste though. I popped into the pawn shop next door to peruse the inventory but didn't buy anything. Pawn shops fascinate me: the items on display are the intersection of two sets of values: what some people are willing to discard from their lives for a price and what the brokers believe actually has sufficient value that they can resell the item for a profit.

After touring the shop, I paused at the 7-11 to treat myself a bottle of grape juice and obtain several Coffee Crisp bars for cuyahogarvr. I sometimes wonder if he might be moving in with us just to protect his Coffee Crisp supply lines. Nah...

Saturday, Part II

My errands in the early afternoon continued. Since we're hosting a board meeting of DC Diamond Circulate, the 2009 IAGSDC convention, Sunday 2-5 PM, I needed to dash out to stock up on refreshments. I blew about $77 on various items, not all of it required for the meeting. I also managed to combine the shopping expedition with a trip to the bank to deposit a check so I felt productive despite the annoyance of traffic and long lines.

We spent the late afternoon at a birthday get-together for one of our square dance friends, Rich Harrison. He actually celebrated his 61st birthday yesterday but they opted for a daytime drop-in rather than an evening event. Rich is still one of the hottest men I've ever met... see below and judge for yourself.

Rich Harrison Rich's birthday party, Alexandria, VA 2007-10-13

Following the birthday bash, we stopped in Arlington to collect the square dance calling equipment for the DC Lambda Squares. It has been held by Warren Jaquith for many years but with his passing in February and the Harper's Ferry Hoedown event coming up in a month, it was time to contact Tom to see about retrieving the equipment.

Tom still wants to sort through the vast library of music and other items to dispose of them as he feels Warren would have wanted; he'll be back in touch when he's ready. In all probability, Kent & I will likely hold a large quantity of the inventory in trust for the next generation of local square dance callers, just as Abe held much of Tom Holloran's calling equipment before passing it along to kent4str and me. Warren and I frequently talked about getting together to listen to each others' music collection but we never did; I'm looking forward to finally having the opportunity, one-sided though it may be.

Once home, kent4str dashed off to Home Depot to obtain the required 2x4's to complete the stage pieces he's building for DC's Different Drummers. I headed to the laundromat for the second time today and was successful this time in getting a mega-washer for our huge comforter. I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep snuggled under the blanket.

Saturday, Part II

My errands in the early afternoon continued. Since we're hosting a board meeting of DC Diamond Circulate, the 2009 IAGSDC convention, Sunday 2-5 PM, I needed to dash out to stock up on refreshments. I blew about $77 on various items, not all of it required for the meeting. I also managed to combine the shopping expedition with a trip to the bank to deposit a check so I felt productive despite the annoyance of traffic and long lines.

We spent the late afternoon at a birthday get-together for one of our square dance friends, Rich Harrison. He actually celebrated his 61st birthday yesterday but they opted for a daytime drop-in rather than an evening event. Rich is still one of the hottest men I've ever met... see below and judge for yourself.

Rich Harrison Rich's birthday party, Alexandria, VA 2007-10-13

Following the birthday bash, we stopped in Arlington to collect the square dance calling equipment for the DC Lambda Squares. It has been held by Warren Jaquith for many years but with his passing in February and the Harper's Ferry Hoedown event coming up in a month, it was time to contact Tom to see about retrieving the equipment.

Tom still wants to sort through the vast library of music and other items to dispose of them as he feels Warren would have wanted; he'll be back in touch when he's ready. In all probability, Kent & I will likely hold a large quantity of the inventory in trust for the next generation of local square dance callers, just as Abe held much of Tom Holloran's calling equipment before passing it along to kent4str and me. Warren and I frequently talked about getting together to listen to each others' music collection but we never did; I'm looking forward to finally having the opportunity, one-sided though it may be.

Once home, kent4str dashed off to Home Depot to obtain the required 2x4's to complete the stage pieces he's building for DC's Different Drummers. I headed to the laundromat for the second time today and was successful this time in getting a mega-washer for our huge comforter. I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep snuggled under the blanket.