1. This trip to Eugene has involved one superb conversation after another! This morning I dashed out to Elmer's where I met Linda S., our division's administrative assistant for many years at LCC, and we had excellent food and had a great talk about our renal health, some of the old days at LCC, the Oregon Ducks, retired life, the USA, and a host of other topics. We had other things to do and so had to end our talk. I look forward to the next time we are both in the same place (we had lunch together in Kellogg once -- and Wayne joined in! -- so who knows where we might see each other again!
2. After breakfast, I returned to the studio, took care of few things quickly, and then drove to the coast.
I sat on a couple of different logs and stared at the ocean at Heceta Beach and watched a few people play with their ecstatic dogs.
Hardly anyone was on this seemingly endless expanse of beach. The sky was cloudless. The wind was mild. No wonder the dogs were so happy with plenty of room to run and chase balls and discs and even spend a little time playing chase with other dogs.
I strolled up to the water line, stared some more.
My peaceful visit ended.
I decided, then, to check out my former "home" casino, Three Rivers, just east of Florence.
It's a completely revamped and remodeled establishment now.
And, today, sadly, it was also a house of no luck for me! Ha! I played for a while, kept making lousy spins, so I headed back to Eugene.
Thank goodness all of my other reunions with people were infinitely better than this one, ha!, with machines!
3. Back in Eugene, I decided to give the establishment that Eugene Weekly had named as Eugene's Best Chinese Restaurant in 2024 a try.
I went to the cozy strip mall establishment on S. Willamette, Jade Dumplings and Noodle House.
Most of the patrons were in groups and ordered several entrees and shared them.
Had I been with others, I would have ordered dumplings, but I decided against ordering the twelve that come with each order!
Instead, I ordered a hill of Mixed Fried Noodles, a mound of delicious noodles combined with beef, pork, shrimp, chicken, cabbage, green onion, shredded carrot, bean sprouts, and egg.
As an appetizer, I ordered half a dozen deep fried spring rolls.
I enjoyed my meal a lot and if I lived in Eugene, I would invite another person or other people to join me so we could share dumplings and try out other entrees together.
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