1. I continue to try to be of help around Mom's house, pulling weeds, getting the garbage cans to the curb, sweeping out the garage, vacuuming the living room, sweeping and mopping the kitchen, and taste testing Mom's first attempt at green salsa with her crop of tomatillos. The salsa passed with flying colors.
2. Sister Carol stopped by for a visit and we had a great time getting caught up on local news, discussing gardening and food, and making some headway on making plans for the upcoming week. Carol seems to be doing a good job keeping School District #391 from falling apart. The community is grateful.
3. Jim Byrd came by and we went on a modest Kellogg Pub Crawl to Noah's Canteen, the Hill Street Depot, and Dirty Ernie's. One highlight for me was seeing former baseball teammate John "Nifty" Lund, whom I hadn't seen for forty years. Another highlight was seeing a pretty good number of people out on the town. The highest highlight? Shooting the breeze with the Byrdman, talking about how good it is to be retired, remembering stuff that's happened over the years and talking about longtime friends, and getting every question possible in the world of sports settled once and for all, including a some time praising the virtues of Bill Walton, as a player and a broadcaster. I really thought I was alone in my enjoyment of Walton on television and the radio. I'm really happy to know that Jimmy and I both get a kick out of the Big Red Head.
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