Awake: 6:46am Temp 58 sleep 6+55 sunny overnight @ Nicktown.
K & I attend 8:30am Mass & then join the KK meeting; small crowd this morning but all the better to have a one on one conversation with those who are here & get to know them better.
After breakfast, I get the green light for getting our Toyota out of storage. The battery was disconnected during the yr so the engine started right up. Also today, we get tough on getting rid of some “stuff” that we’ve been hauling around the country for a long time; we’ll keep the “stuff” but it’ll be stationary for awhile.
In regards to not hearing from Bill, Cyril or Tony, K & I motor to Kirschtown mid afternoon & find C & T sitting on their front porch having a late lunch. I question Cyril about not answering his cell messages; “I was busy & not monitoring my phone” he tells me. We spend about (45) min gabbing & I eventually get my message announced.
Dinner: tuna steak, rice, broccoli & fruit salad.
Kathy volunteers to do the dishes (it’ll cost me later) & I walk to the Nicktown Hotel to meet the guys; cousin Cliff is sitting on the bar stool when I arrive & he is not happy. He tells me they are not serving food tonight, not even pizza. “We have to have food” he emphasizes. Minutes later, in walk Pete, Don, Cyril & Tony; “not good” they grumble.
My bro suggests: Bonatesta’s Tavern & Pizza in Barnesboro. We apologize to the girls behind the bar & head for a car. “Hold on” someone says: what about Bill? “We have to wait for Bill.” “He’s probably on his way” says Cyril. “Oh, he’s always late" someone else mutters.” Pete volunteers to wait outside & watch for him; he tells us :“(15) min & then I’ll join you guys.”
Bonatesta’s Tavern was ready for us; a big pitcher of beer was ordered with frozen mugs all around….except for me; I was content to have a glass of cold wine. The Pizza order followed the beer order. Before the 1st glass was drunk, Pete showed up with no Bill. Some of the guys made a fuss about Bill not being reliable sometimes & others simply thought that he might be out of town. Anyway, the pizza was good, re-capping the old days was intriguing, studying the current times was scary & having an eye toward the future was questionable. I didn’t have to walk home; Tony was our taxi. I was honored to be invited to get together with a good bunch of guys & the rendezvous was marvelous for all of us……except Bill.
Kathy was engrossed in the political scene when I returned; watching & listening to John McCain’s selected Veep, Sarah Palin from Wasilla, Alaska, giving her acceptance speech @ the Republican National Convention in St Paul, Minnesota. Kathy was recording the speech so I could hear it & I heard it all. We thought she did a great job.
Lights out: 12:23am
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