1. If you've watched it already, please don't tell me anything about it. I want to see the next movie in the Knives Out franchise, Wake Up Dead Man with as uncluttered a mind as possible. I probably better watch it today, on Monday!
So why do I even bring up this movie?
Its release on Netflix takes me back to 2019 when I experienced a sweet spot in my life, a time that I wished could have continued for a long time, but it didn't, in large part because of the uncertainties about the coronavirus 19 (Covid).
This fun and sweet time in my life began on October 16, 2019 when I accepted an invitation from Mary Chase to meet at a Pizza Pipeline on North Division to play trivia with her and Kathy Brainard.
Sometimes Linda Lavigne and I went over to Spokane together, and what ensued for me were multiple trips, sometime more than once a week, to play trivia at a variety of venues.
Sometimes others joined our team and every one of those trivia outings was a blast.
We did more together than play trivia. Mary and Kathy introduced me to Luna, a wonderful restaurant in south Spokane. Kathy and I attended a Gonzaga women't basketball game together. The three of us went to see Knives Out together and Mary invited us to her house for cocktails afterward.
With the arrival of the new year, 2020, most of our trivia playing happened at the Riverbank Tap House at the Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights.
Our last trivia outing was March 11, 2020.
This sweet spot in my life ended.
So, when I watch Wake Up Dead Man, no matter what I think of the movie, it will take me back to those nearly five months of spending time with Mary, Kathy, and Linda, playing trivia, getting to know each other better, and having one of the most enjoyable periods of time I've ever experienced.
2. Christy, Carol, Paul, and I agreed a couple of weeks ago that we'd keep our December 21st family dinner as simple as possible.
We succeeded.
We dined on appetizers and Christmas sweets tonight: summer sausage, pears, cheese, butter candle bread, nuts and bolts, and a delicious variety of cookies, candies, and other treats.
3. We enjoyed lively conversation as we dined. We dug into some Kellogg history. We talked about living in a divided country. We talked about aging and the feelings of uselessness that can come with growing older. Today was Debbie's 75th birthday and I updated the others about what's happening in her life these days. We also discussed power outages and generators. Again, it was a lively evening!
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