I went and saw Avenue Q with some friends on Friday. \u00a0Not a huge fan of musicals – I prefer my entertainment with far more explosions – but it was pretty good. It was sort of like an adult version of sesame street – but the performers of the puppets were fully visible. \u00a0 \u00a0And the puppets didn’t have legs. \u00a0So, sometimes you needed to focus on the puppets and their facial expressions, and sometimes on the performers as they moved. \u00a0And some of the people didn’t have puppets, so they were their characters. \u00a0It was a little jarring. \u00a0The songs were pretty good and I really liked the Bad Idea Bears.<\/p>\n
In other news… last year I was contacted by one of my FRM’s kids. \u00a0He’s grown up now – sort of – and had gotten himself into a bit of trouble. \u00a0He asked if I would loan him some money and I agreed to do so – though not without drafting conditions for a loan and having a witness sign. \u00a0The terms were for 1 year, interest free – paid all at once or installments. And I threatened to tell his grandmother if he didn’t pay me back – and we both acknowledged at the time that it was unwise to cross her.<\/p>\n
I hadn’t heard anything from him and since the deadline is approaching I was getting ready to contact him. \u00a0He sent me a message apologizing for not getting in touch with me and that he was working on getting the money paid back – but his message was coached in a way that made it sound like he was going to be asking for an extension, without actually coming out and asking me for an extension.<\/p>\n
I gave this some thought for a few days, then replied and thanked him for the update – and gave him a somewhat stern reminder about the terms. \u00a0I’m not very good at confrontation, but an interest free loan for a year is a dang good deal and I was little cranky. \u00a0He sent me a note back confirming that he’ll pay me back by the deadline. \u00a0 Sooner would have been better but I did give him a year.<\/p>\n
Finally, I skipped my swim yesterday and went home right after work. \u00a0 \u00a0The sun was shining and the backyard was inviting – so, I took lounge chair and a towel and headed back to a secluded area behind my garage – and then I stripped down to my birthday suit and got some sun. \u00a0 \u00a0It was so peaceful. \u00a0I ate an apple, read a book and listened to some music. \u00a0But it was late afternoon and I started to lose the sun. \u00a0So, I was only out for an hour or so before I had to go back inside. \u00a0 \u00a0That should be a warning though – if you show up unannounced at my house, you should knock before entering the backyard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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