Starting in late January, every week but one in 2018 I wrote a post that summarized my Last Weekend. As the original post stated, this was an experiment, although nearly a year later I can't recall why I thought I should conduct the experiment. The series started as a "top 3" of the weekend, but by April it had turned into more of a summary of the ( Read more... )

M and I went to Atlanta to visit tigerlily_blue for New Year's Eve. We flew down Friday night after work. My sister picked us up and took us to her new house, where after food and drink we were ensconced in their third floor guest suite.

Saturday was very relaxed. After sleeping in and having a leisurely breakfast, the three of us went out to Doll's Head Trail ( Read more... )

For the second weekend in a row, we didn't go out to eat, unless you count a drink or two in a bar. This is only worth mentioning because it's so rare; I had to read back through August to find another such weekend ( Read more... )

On Friday night, M and I had dinner in then took advantage of the comparatively balmy December weather and took an evening walk down to the lake. From there we wandered back to Deagan's for a nightcap.

Saturday was equally slow paced until the evening. Then we drove over to Chagrin Falls to attend a intimate birthday party for rishu73. As his wife Gaela ( Read more... )

Well, we did all the things last weekend.

On Friday night we went to see Wesley Bright & the Honeytones at the Happy Dog. That's a simple one sentence description for my 29th show of the year, but the reality was much more fun.

For starters, M, gieves and I went out for dinner before the concert. We decided to try Distill Table, which is the restaurant ( Read more... )

Friday did not start auspiciously. I had long previously scheduled my regular boiler maintenance for the year at 8am. The contractor showed up on time and got right to work. Then he said "I have to get one piece of equipment from my van" and it all went to hell. Due to a serious of unfortunate events, he wasn't able to get into his fan, and by the ( Read more... )

As long as I've been at my job (16.5 years and counting), we have automatically gotten the day after Thanksgiving off, leading to a guaranteed four day weekend. In most prior years I've had my Black Friday birthday spectacular party, with a buffet lasting all day. Given the larger than usual number of family members I had visiting this year and ( Read more... )

After a long weekend in New Orleans, this weekend was for catching up on everything that doesn't get done when you are on the road.

Or more accurately, Saturday and Sunday were. On Friday night, M and I went to the Art Museum to see the film Cielo, which is a meditation on the night sky in the Atacama Desert. The night sky photography was ( Read more... )

M & I flew to New Orleans after work on Thursday. We arrived late and fell asleep once we arrived at our bed and breakfast in the Garden District. But why were we there in the first place?

My friend gieves turned 40 this month. Some time ago she said she wanted to do something special for the occasion, and I suggested that I had just been to a ( Read more... )

It rained all of last week, and Friday was no exception. This made driving to Akron after work somewhat exhausting, between the rain and constant misting. Fortunately, the end destination was to see Steve Martin, Martin Short and the Steep Canyon Rangers perform. Steve Martin in particular is one of M's personal favorites and this show was at the ( Read more... )