The Week That Was

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan recently posted a picture of him with all his summer interns. There were dozens of them, and they all appeared to be Caucasian. There was a bit of an outcry about this. One of the interns went to school with Anna and Will. The blonde on the right in the black dress (I know, that really narrows it down). NOTE: Ryan's congressional district is over 91% white.

 

July 20: C had her Bible Study, so I worked past 7 pm then hit three thrift stores on the way home. Also Taco Bell and RaceTrac. Ate one burrito and saved one for M. Almost bought a pair of all-black Nike Kobe sneakers and a new pair of Polo khakis, but passed. Got home and M was burning a cap that had been a “bad memory.”

Watched some baseball, The Middle, and the NFL Network show about Larry Czonka, Mercury Morris, and my hero Jim Kiick. Also played on the computer.

 At C’s Bible Study an young family recently relocated to Atlanta to work at Buckhead Church was supposed to meet with Andy Stanley yesterday afternoon, but Andy was pulled away for a phone call – with President Obama.  

 

Left work at 4:30 last Thursday. Had to get home to meet with the headmaster of M’s new school. Whenever I have to get somewhere by a certain time I always encounter extra traffic and slow drivers. Plus there was a bad thunderstorm all the way home. Took the full hour to get home. Cleaned up just a little before the guy got there. Meeting lasted from before 6 pm past 9 pm. I was sitting in an uncomfortable chair from the kitchen table, but facing away from the table. This school will be tough for M, but hopefully good. We shall see.

 

Friday: lunch meeting at work, with Willy’s Mexican food. Not my choice but I’ll take it. Next month we’ll have BBQ again. Rome Braves game Friday night despite car trouble. Friday a guy brought along his toddler daughter. Her name was Nola. Will and MC came home, and Joel Norman came over. Joel is performing at the festival in Woodstock in a few weeks.

 

Saturday M and I drove to Charlotte and bought Drew Kelly’s parent’s 1996 Buick Park Avenue. Saturday on the way back from Charlotte in honor of Drew Kelly we stopped at the Beacon drive-in in Spartanburg. Kind of like the Varsity, except more variety: also BBQ, fried chicken, gizzards, fish, potato salad, cole slaw, tater tots. Beacon onion rings are like old style Varsity rings. Beacon fries are frozen, not fresh potatoes like the V. Beacon burger patties are bigger than the Varsity – and more expensive. Helpings are bigger at the Beacon, and they give free refills on all drinks. Eating at the Beacon once every ten years is enough.

 

MC was the master of ceremonies for the Georgia Junior Miss Pageant Friday and Saturday night.

 

Sunday: Passion City Church, IKEA, Whole Foods, nap, and took my car to a new shop. M volunteered at a homeless shelter.

 

Busy Monday: new boss, lunch meeting, looking at a car for Will – his Honda Element deal fell through. New boss had hoped to meet with me Tuesday morning but had been tied up Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning with new employee orientation and talking to Steve, Jonathan, Jim, Renee, Bill, and others. Finally got with me a little Tuesday afternoon  and Wednesday morning.

 

Only worked ten hour days on Monday through Wednesday, leaving just after five both days to look at cars for Will. Not much selection in Augusta. A meeting fell through Monday night but we drove a Camry Tuesday evening. Ran well but the body looked 16 years old, and the inside smelled like cigarette smoke. Then M and I hit a couple of thrift stores and picked up a Mellow Mushroom pizza. C had her weekly Bible Study.

 

Wednesday night I’m looking at another Camry that looks ok, except for what looks like a cracked bumper. Went to bed at 10 pm Tuesday night.

 

A fun time right now with Anna’s room and board and other bills due, plus buying two cars. Mine needs a front end alignment. M’s Buick had almost $800.00 worth of work done on it in April before we got it, plus a new battery in January – this is a good thing.

 

Looks like UGA might be wearing black jerseys again this year.

 

Are Charles and Elizabeth younger versions of Reid and Edie?

 

Have the Braves disappointed you? What were you expecting them to do? All the experts expect them to lose 100 games this year, which means they’ll lose at least 4 games a week.

 

Did you hear about the lady that went to the doctor to treat a problem with her toe, and she wound up dying? Turns out that doctor is the family doctor for the lady who sits next to me. The doctor was sued for $9 million, but his insurance only goes up to $2 million. Guess my co-worker has to get a new doctor.