Hi William,
Glad to hear the packages arrived safely. We now know how to get packages to you in short order. I guess it is time to start putting together the next package; you job is to start asking for things.
I will send a photo of the outside of the Limerick Pub of Neil Foley’s under separate email. I like the place; while I like the Royal Mile, the Limerick is a much warmer place. I have no doubt it will be successful. It is bigger; the tables are not jammed in so tightly. The acoustics for are much better. They have a real fireplace.
I have no doubt that both places will do well. I think the food at the Limerick is more of Pub fare – the Royal miles offers a much more sophisticated menu.
Jeannie had her cataract surgery; all is well; I think we told you about it. She will have the second eye done in a month or so.
Neil was in town, Marilyn, Vickie and Rob were able to spend time with him but I didn’t see him. We were supposed to all have dinner together but Rob and Vickie had wind damage to their roof and had to go home to check for leaks as a rain storm was predicted. After Neil’s usual death march through DC everyone was too tired (I didn’t go, I was at work) to have dinner so I didn’t get to see him, and Mom came home early.
Neil is doing a lot of traveling with his new job. From what I hear he is on the road almost every week for at least a few days. Despite the exhaustion of all the travel I heard that he likes his new job.
I think Mom and I are spending most of our time working – it is very busy time for both of us. Mom went to the semi final of the Patriot League – AU vs. Layette. It was a nail biter; unfortunately AU lost by 2 point after double overtime.
I’ve been reading a lot lately, mostly mysteries – nothing special. I think I told you but I get up very early (between 3 & 4) and go to bed as early as possible. I am rarely awake after 10 pm and many nights much earlier. I like the morning, it gives me a chance to read, newspapers, books, and journals in silence. In the evening I’m too tired to generally do anything but watch the boob tube, so why stay up?
Even as isolated as you are I am sure that you see more films than I do. One exception is I recently watched ‘Carlos’ it was 3 parts (over 6 hours). You may not remember or heard about ‘Carlos the Jackal’ – he was a major terrorist in the sixties and seventies – plane hijackings, he attacked and held hostage the member of an OPEC meeting – in Vienna I think. At the time, he was kind of a terrorist superstar. It was great, long but well worth it. It was a French production.
Paris Nice, the Race to the Sun, has begun; I watched the first stage on Sunday afternoon. Nothing very dramatic happened as it was a flat stage. Nevertheless I enjoyed watching; to me it marks the beginning of the cycling season. Aside from the decades of doping controversies, the latest controversy in cycling is the use of radios in the rider’s helmets. They have been using them for years, but the UCI (cycling governing body) is phasing in a ban on the radios in order to make the race more exciting. Without the radios the race strategy will be more dependent on the riders rather than the Director Sportif. Additionally, without the instantaneous time gap updates; they anticipate that breakaways will have a better chance. For the most part, the teams and riders are against banning radios; they site safety issues as justification. The ability to inform riders of crashes on descents, road obstacles etc. is a real safety concern. I think the races will be more exciting without radio – crashes are fun; but it seem to me that eliminating the radios make it less of a team spot. Would it be good for football if only the quarterback could call plays – it would be more exciting (many more mistakes) but it would depend more on the quarterback than anything else; again less team more 1 person.
Well, enough for now, see you online.
Love
Dad
