Had a couple of crazy days with the girls. Thursday we took them to the Chattahoochee Nature Center. Walked almost 3 miles. Wore them out. Turtles, geese, ducks, a possum, a snake, two owls, fish. Shivonne only brought boots, and eventually took them off. So Millie had to take her sneakers off.
Cost us $65.00 to get in. Cheaper to go see the Braves. Came home and had nap time after lunch. Matthew came over and ate supper with us. Spaghetti. Winnie and I slept downstairs on the couch.
Friday morning they've had me read Green Eggs and Ham several times. I showed them the video of Jesse Jackson reading the book, but they didn't appreciate it as much as I did.
We all spent time outside in the sunshine. We're going to have to clean up the backyard playhouse for the girls.
We all went to Target. They were amazed at all the Disney stuff there. Friday evening we went to a Sunday School gathering up at the church. My friend Gee cooked: wings, dumplings, Doritos, cookies, cheesecakes, fresh fruits. His wife made me take home a to go plate. Sixteen in attendance.
Stumbled across a hole in the wall wings place down on MLK not too far from W&MC's. The Bando. On Thursday and Friday they have an Aunt & Uncle Special for people 35 & older: 13 wings & fries for $7.99. They double batter & double fry the wings. They also serve loaded hot dogs with chili, bacon, cheese, and lettuce. Lots of good reviews.
Missed out on three nice mornings to play golf. Rained Saturday, and it's going to be too cold next week. We'll see.
Watched Best Medicine on Wednesday night. After the first few episodes being very good, hopefully they're not lowering their standards and resorting to sex and other violence, as Radar O'Reilley used to say.
In the famous "Merkle's Boner" game, as replayed at the end of the season, Christy Mathewson was the losing pitcher. The winning pitcher was MORDECAI BROWN [SABR Bio] on 08-Oct-1908. Click here for details. Ironically, he was the losing pitcher in Mathewson's final career victory, on 04-Sep-1916. Click for full story. A switch-hitter, Brown racked up 206 hits. He played for the Chicago Cubs 1904-1912 and 1914. He played 33 games for the Federal League's Chicago Whales, where he had a record of 17-8 with a 2.09 ERA. He went back to the Cubs in 1916 where he pitched on the final 12 games of his Hall of Fame career.
They laid the new floors in the bedroom. The carpet upstairs was like 20 years old, and in bad shape.
Went to the gym Wednesday morning, then mailed a letter on the way home. Ceil ate dinner with one group of friends Tuesday night, and for lunch Wednesday with Myra and Mary Hurt. Mary Hubert was sick. Tuesday night I fixed myself quesadillas with leftover chicken salad. For lunch Wednesday I ate the oatmeal that Ceil had leftover. Ceil volunteered to cook dinner for a lady at church whose husband died, but I was the one delivering it to Kennesaw on Wednesday afternoon. C skipped small group tonight. Her group is behind the curriculum. My group is on track, and with a couple of group members out of town, we took the scheduled week off for winter break.
Bought myself a ticket for the first game in Chattanooga's new baseball stadium on April 14. We'll see how that conflicts with the arrival of Anna's baby, due April 12.
On Tuesday was down with the girls. I lifted weights this morning. Saw Nancy and the Navy vet David, and some of the regulars in the sauna. Then I cooled down on the treadmill for 30 minutes. Stopped by Wendys for free large fries with purchase. Had to wait 4 minutes / 240 seconds. Fries were hot but the burger lacked ketchup and mustard.
Denison: It is unusual when a book about science and faith draws endorsements from leading scientists, but that's the case with God, the Science, the Evidence: The Dawn of a Revolution. A Nobel laureate and professors at Oxford, Cambridge, and Princeton have all applauded its remarkable "panorama of current knowledge regarding the existence or non-existence of a creator God." The authors collaborated with 20 "high-level international specialists and scientists" over 4 years of research. It deals with arguments against God's existence from across history, demonstrating that the universe is better understood as the product of a mind-like cause than by blind process. The writers conclude: Until recently, believing in God seemed incompatible with science. Now, science has become God's ally.
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