I turned 38 years old today. We celebrated yesterday by going to Mavis Winkle's in Independence. Other than Mike Schabel (It's too hard to make a 7:00 P.M. dinner.) and Patty, (As readers of this blog know, she lives in Lancaster, MA) the cast of characters from our September 8th dinner participated once again. We enjoyed our food for the most part. After dinner, most of us (Mandy passed because she had an early day at work today.) went to my house to eat cake (Chocolate) and pie (Banana Cream (I haven't had any yet because I am not fond of bananas, but I promised to have a slice sometime.)). I then opened presents. Gift cards and lottery tickets were the primary presents. It was a nice event. I hope that the next 0ccasion goes as well.
Today, I went to lunch at Moe's Southwest Grill by Parmatown Mall (Which isn't too far from Dimitri's) because I had a coupon for a free birthday burrito, which was a reward for being in their E-club. Of course, I got the top of the line (Chicken with the Works) . Chips and salsa are complimentary with every meal. Coke topped off the meal. Lunch only cost me $1.61. It was worth every cent.
I then went to the library that was nearby (Cuyahoga County Public Library's Parma-South Branch). I skimmed a few books (Two volumes on libraries and a book on U.S. Catholic dioceses.). Before I did that, I read some new Ohio phone books that all had West Virginia listings included. When I came home, I watched two episodes of Live with Regis and Kelly and ate some leftover Chinese food from East China (On Broadview Road by the Parma-Cleveland border). It was a nice way to enjoy my birthday.
As I am writing this, I am listening to a John Conlee CD. After "finishing" the CD, (The CD from the library had a few rough patches as I played it in the DVD player by the TV. The computer CD and DVD players are not functioning right now. We are in the market for a new computer as our computer is outdated.) I am replaying two songs ("Lady, Lay Down" and "Friday Night Blues"). After I finish this e-mail, I am going to play my 38 Special CD. A 38 Special reference was mentioned at the dinner last night. Whoever said it was thinking of the gun, but the musical group is a more appropriate tribute to my birthday.
Hopefully, I will be posting again real soon.
