-- Granddaughter's Visit on Tuesday
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| Definition of Cute |
Even though the granddaughter's visited a few days ago for the holiday, the usual Tuesday visit was still a lot of fun. The girls like to play together and they like to test the grandparents whenever they can. Lucy especially likes to see where the boundaries are for various things. She's anxious to pull out a lot of her toys but is reluctant to put something away before moving on to the next event. In order not to be overrun with toys, we insist that she clean up as she goes, but it's a challenge nonetheless.
Olive is less of a challenge in that regard as she is only ten months old. But, no toy goes un-tossed if she's in her high chair, so that means a general clutter zone at her feet. This requires a lot of bending over to keep up with her tossed items. But, as you can see, the cute face always comes to the rescue for her.
-- Golf for the AFL-CIO at Leicester Country Club
The annual AFL-CIO Scramble was held on June 7 at the Leicester Country Club, which is just up the road from us. Patti plays in it every year and I occasionally play when they need a last-minute fill-in for someone who can't make it. We like playing the course whenever we get the chance. It's got some fun holes and we managed not to be the last-place team, which is always our goal.
-- Lunch at O'Connor's
Met with Ray for lunch at O'Connor's Restaurant in Worcester. I had the Tortellini, a fine Italian specialty at an Irish Pub, and Ray had the usual salad. Ray had just spent the month of May in Greece so there were a lot of good stories to tell. But I had him save the best ones for dinner with our wives later in the month.
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READING UPDATE:
American Theocracy, The Peril and Politics of Radical
Religion, by Kevin Phillips
Geez, Louise, it confounds me how the fundamentalists of all
religions continue to be a plague to humankind. History shows that 1) global
overreach, 2) militant religion, 3) diminishing resources, and 4) ballooning
debt has been the foundation for the collapse of all world-dominating powers
throughout history. And now, we are on the threshold of the same thing in
America.We are perfectly set up for a major disaster with the fundamentalist ignorance leading the way. False Prophets (according to a book I wrote, The World’s Seven Biggest Liars), have set loose the mad dogs of evangelical meddling in the nations of the world. Phillips explains things rather well in this book.
