to party OR not to party!

THAT IS THE ONLY QUESTION

Saturday...went to the party NO ONE wanted to go to...does that make sense? It sure does not! And several managed to make the host and hostess angry and did not go. We went...I managed to say about five words before I said "good-bye" about four hours later! That's better than JoAnn; she only said about three. I don't think we'll go again next year. Hmmm...let me re-phrase that...We won't be going next year.

It was a group of people who have retired from China Lake and moved from Ridgecrest, CA. We don't fit either category, but everyone else did. It would have been an interesting time if the chat had been about what they all used to do...What did they do, you ask? Why they did R&D on munitions...BLOWING UP STUFF and making bigger n better bombs was their job. Now wouldn't that have been a great conversation?

The flag...the flag goes up on a front corner of Boo n Ethel's home and everyone shows up for cocktails! NOW THIS IS A REAL PARTY! Yesterday the 'soup kitchen' (Super Bowl leftovers plus) was to open around 5-ish. The flag went up around 3:30p and before the food was laid out about 30 people had gathered. It was a good thing some of us added to those leftovers.

We eat good here in the neighborhood. I have only had to fix a few complete meals for Norman and I, since we arrived. There has been a potluck of some sort or other nearly every night. I've made several lemon merengue pies...many pans of Paula Deem's brownies (everyone asks for them)...really awesome cornbread...and today I'm making an apple pie. Yummy!

Jokes! So many new jokes, I'll never be able to remember them. And lots of kidding about getting older. Funny...none of us consider ourselves "old". Wonder when that will happen?

95?