secondhand
Posted By Sherry on March 25, 2006
I read this quote in Newsweek this morning: “Having a smoking area in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool.” (Thomas Pfeffer)
Last night we six (two parents / four “kids”) celebrated Mom’s 84th birthday at Gustav’s. A distinct cigar smell crossed our table at some point in our meal, and we all simultaneously noticed and wondered aloud how anyone could think that was okay. The subject took up 15 seconds max of our dinner conversation but it made me remember back to the days when our clothes would be saturated with smoke smell after eating “out.” But now on Tuesdays during my hour-long date with Margi at a local coffee shop my clothes become saturated with the smell of coffee. I can live with that.
Hey y’all,
Sherry let me know that this was up and running yesterday! Way cool as the Sehomeites would say! This should help alleviate my Newberg/Mauri/Sherry withdrawal symptoms which will only proliferate as graduation day draws near!
So here’s my question for the day: philosophically speaking, is “adventure” a noun or a verb? I just finished reading ODYSSEUS’ LAST STAND: CHRONICLES OF A BICYCLE NOMAD by Dave Stamboulis which chronicles his 6 year bicycle tour around the world. Quite an adventure albeit an armchair adventure for me. Up until now I thought most of my adventures occured through the pages of books, but it occurs to me that “adventure” is really a mindset as well as a set of actions. So I have a running dialogue going with friends over this topic! Any thoughts?
Love you, Ridge