And the wheel in the sky keeps on turning. Here’s a quick look in the rearview mirror.
From the Sunday Sweets Stroll:
Sunday is also the day we visit the Arizona floating bar. For the second week in a row, we were the only customers during the two hours we spent on board. At this rate, I don’t know how long it will remain operational. In the meantime, we’ll continue to enjoy the views on the water.
Without the John’s place option, we no longer have specific Sunday dinner plans. So, we decided to have some food from the Arizona Resort kitchen delivered to us on the floater.
Next stop in our Sunday routine is Red Bar.
We offered our regular waitress a lady drink, but she told us she preferred a cash tip instead. No problem for me, I consider that a win-win; she gets money, I save money. Coincidentally, an internet forum I visit had a post today about the history of lady drinks. I found it interesting, perhaps you will too. (If the link takes you to the comments, just scroll up to see the post.)
We did our nightcap at Jumpin’ Jacks, and I played two games of drunken crappy pool, but I still played well enough to win both, which says more about the competition than me. And so on that high note, our night on the town came to an end.
Today, the 8th Army Director of Human Resources Management sent me this photo from the past:
Today’s post from the March 2018 LTG archives is also work-related. I enjoyed my work, but in my heart I knew it was time to call it a career and move on. I had 58 days left to go. Also included in that post is a copy of my federal career work biography. It was quite the ride!
As an added bonus, in the comments to the post linked above is this gem from Kevin Kim:
This sudden spate of mutual politeness calls to mind an old joke that my mother heard at work and brought home to the family:
The politest man in the world managed to find the politest woman in the world. The two fell in love, got married, and in short order, the wife was pregnant. After a few months, the wife had her first sonogram, and the doctor reported, “Congratulations! You’ve got twin boys!” The couple were delighted, and they eagerly anticipated the arrival of their two kids.
But something strange happened. The due date for the birth came and went, and there was no sign of the mother’s ever going into labor. Days became weeks; weeks became months; months became years. Nothing.
Even the most polite couple in the world couldn’t wait forever, so the two finally broke down, went to the hospital, and demanded a full examination to determine what was going on.
The doctors put the mother under a scanner, flipped on the audio and video, and saw two ancient, wrinkled babies inside the mother, each with a snow-white beard, and each endlessly prompting the other with, “After you!” “No, after you!”
You are welcome!
Today’s YouTube video is also work-related as it explores the five things that disappear after retirement. I’ve found my personal replacements for four of them, but I’ve never overcome my loss of ambition. I guess it wasn’t that important to me.
I’m glad I never lost my sense of humor:
And with that, it is time to move into preparation for today’s Hash. I won’t be doing the Guenter trail, but I will walk to the start from my house and decide where to go from there. I’ll let you know how that works out for me tomorrow.