Get It While It's Hot!

You might have noticed I haven't posted anything but puns and jokes for the last two or three days. It's been hotter than Hell in August and it has washed any energy I might have had right out of me. While I'm not an authority on the temperature of Hell, I think I can speak to it - after two straight weeks of high nineties and dew points to match.

We went out to dinner on Saturday night. There is a newish Italian restaurant in Wake Forest called Il Bacio, (the kiss), and we were invited to try it with our friends, who have been there often and think it is great. The chef and his family are from Sicily, so the food is authentic. I had calamari for my appetizer, and the portion was enough for 2 or 3 people. Since mr. kenju wouldn't eat squid if it were the very last food available on earth, I ate the whole thing (or most of it) by myself. I then proceeded to eat a plate of lobster ravioli (photo above) and part of a beautiful salad. It was prudent of me to forgo dessert and stick with coffee, since I was so stuffed I could hardly draw breath.

We got there at 6:10 pm and we didn't leave until after 8:30, proving that our friends were very interesting ! They are good conversationalists, and like hundreds (nay thousands) around here, they are transplanted New Yorkers, who are happy to be out of the traffic and troubles that abound in that part of the world. They also knew half of the people dining there that night, and people kept stopping by our table to say hello.

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On Sunday, the neighborhood had our annual picnic. In the past, it has been held in both May and September, and I am going to lobby for going back to spring or fall, instead of high summer. We had tents, and we didn't start until 5:30 pm, but it was still too hot and humid to be out for long. The food was good though!! Hot dogs and fried chicken and all manner of conceivable accompaniments were available. It was another night of stuffing our faces. It would behoove us to fast for the next three days, or at least consume much less quantity than we have recently. If only I could convince mr. kenju of the beauty of that.

I have a decade reunion for my high school coming up in August, and I had wanted to trim down a bit before that. No such luck. I guess I'll move that goal out to 2013, when our next class reunion is. Trouble is, there is about as much chance of it happening then as it is now.

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My neighbor called today saying that her computer was driving her so crazy she was about to toss it out the window, and asked "Are you good with computers?" I answered that I would try, so I went over to see her. Her computer is a Mac, and I had to tell her I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot-pole. The only other time I tried to check my email on someone's Mac, I couldn't make head nor tails of it. I know that those of you who are Mac lovers will tell me I'm all wrong, but don't preach to this choir. I'd need lessons for years!

My computer isn't exactly a shining star at present, and I am about to seek semi-professional help - (so Tullie - get ready!) It keeps telling me that it needs more memory, so I keep doing what little I know to do to achieve that, and it isn't helping. GAH!