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Sea Suites Posted: 08/17/08  This is my home for the next couple days while Earl and I are attending a family reunion on his side. Doesn’t look like a bad place to be, eh? It’s called Sea Suites, and it’s one of five floating inns in the United States, according to Coastal Living Magazine. It just happens to be anchored in Saugatuck, about 45 minutes up the road from our home, where the reunion takes place. We have our own cabin, one of four, and complete run of the boat. There’s a sky deck with a bar and a hot tub. And the rate includes a deluxe continental breakfast with wild berry and cream waffles, the boat’s signature dish. The floating inn never leaves the dock, but I anticipate falling asleep to the gentle rocking of waves and waking up to the smell of great coffee. Being on the water always makes me hungrier. There is one thing, however. I’ll be bringing my computer, since the boat has WI-FI, so I’ll probably have to work a little. No matter. Life is good.
And Now, Vying for the Gold Posted: 08/16/08 Tonight, in prime time, two contestants go head to head in the same arena for the top prize. The pressure to perform is immense; the preparation difficult; the outcome unsure. The thing is the final score won’t be tallied tonight; this is something like a preliminary heat for competitors Barack Obama and John McCain who are appearing on national TV together. That’s about all I know of this event, since I’ve been hiding under the rock called the Beijing Olympics this past week. I’ve enjoyed seeing something else dominate a lot of the media, pushing the presidential race to at least Page Two I’ll probably come out from under my rock, in between watching the women’s marathon, men’s hockey, and women’s handball competitions -- to take a peek at the Barack and John Show. I feel it’s my civic duty. But it’s a good thing Michael Phelps isn’t swimming tonight; otherwise, there would be only 33 people watching the candidates. And I wouldn’t be among them. Politicos and professors claim that China is really our ally, even though its government is completely different from ours. Right now, at least, I agree, and I look forward to another week at the Olympics.
Locker Logic Posted: 08/15/08 If you belong to a health club, have you ever noticed how lockers are dispensed? Usually you check in with an attendant somewhere to obtain a key or a number or some indicator of what locker is yours that day. I’m fine with this, except that I’ve come to the conclusion the attendants are never allowed in the locker room. Otherwise -- and this has happened at every health club I’ve visited -- why would they give one guest a certain locker and the very next guest the locker beside it? Even when there are only two or three people using the locker room, we are stacked up like planes waiting to land at O’Hare. There are approximately 160 lockers in the women’s locker room. They all have different numbers, so wouldn’t logic dictate that if the key to one locker is missing, then it would be a good idea to give the next guest a locker that is several numbers down or even across the room? I understand there are times when it’s crowded. I understand some people have a favorite locker and request it. I understand this is really picking nits. But if I were an attendant, I’d sneak into the locker room and figure it out. It would make life easier for everyone, because I’ve also seen guests return their keys at the end of their workouts and grumble. Is there a rocket scientist or a brain surgeon out there who can solve this?
Hard Core Drum Corps Posted: 08/10/08 Anybody out there like drum corps competition? Heck, I didn’t even know what it was until several years ago. But now Earl and I attend the international championships annually, which is why we spent the weekend in Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana, with 30,000 other noisy fans. It was one in the morning when we returned to our hotel from the finals. Twelve elite world class corps competed, and at the end of the night all twelve marched onto the football field to learn their standings in the competition. Three thousand students, none over 21 years of age, filled the field end to end with energy, excitement, and emotion. The group we were rooting for, The Cavaliers of Rosemont, Illinois, came in third. Personally, I think they were robbed, and I don’t say this because I am biased. Their performance was stellar. As Earl commented, “They left everything they had on the field.” He should know, since he marched with The Cavaliers as a teenager himself. The Blue Devils came in second, and all the former Cavaliers in the stands rose to their feet because we’d though they come in first and they hadn’t. It was a small victory, but somewhat satisfying to know our nemesis and current champions beat us in the scoring, but somebody else beat them. What’s that old saying about the enemy of my enemy is my friend? So who was first? Phantom Regiment from Rockford, Illinois, which is just down the road a bit from Rosemont, took home the honors. I don’t know if this was the corps first international championship. I do know that since The Cavaliers and Phantom Regiment belong to the same region, the competition next year will be fierce. Planning for it begins now . . .
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