1. I joined Christy, Paul, and Carol at the funeral home uptown to attend the service celebrating and memorializing the life of Bob Cummings, a neighbor who lived two doors down from our family for over 60 years and, when Christy moved into the house next door, Bob became her next door neighbor on the east side of her house.
The service featured some recorded funeral songs, a display of Bob's art work, a short homily by the pastor, and a string of stories told by Bob's son-in-law highlighting Bob's hobbies, his love of the Coeur d'Alene River, his years long defense of the high quality of Lucky Lager beer, his skill as a mason, his gift for story telling, his love for his now deceased wife, Lynne, and his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, and more.
Outside, after the service, I chatted for a while with two American Legion teammates, John Lund and Steve Twidt, a real pleasure.
2. I didn't attend the reception at the Elks. Instead, I dropped in at the Inland Lounge and it turned out to be a great move. I tried Budweiser's Zero Alcohol beer and found it very tasty. I got to visit with Cas, Brett Faraca, and Dave Oates and a little later on Ed popped in and so did Debbie.
I sat far away from any smokers.
That felt safe to me.
My concern is that if a smoker is ill, exhaling cigarette smoke broadcasts their contagion further away from themselves. I'm cautious about exposing myself to contagion, although my sense is that my immune system has become more robust over the last ten months since the transplant.
I had a lot of fun yakkin' and watching South Carolina battle Maryland in a tight Sweet 16 game, win the game, and keep my wager for them to win the women's NCAA basketball tournament alive.
3. Back home, I hadn't done any preparation earlier in the day for dinner tonight, but dinner turned out pretty good when I boiled a pot of pasta, cooked a pan full of shrimp, and sautéed mushrooms. These ingredients combined with butter and black pepper turned out to be a quick and satisfying meal for Debbie and me. Debbie made her bowl of pasta even better by adding tomatoes and garlic.
So, we got to have it all: fun at The Lounge and tasty food when we got home.
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