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| Kim, Mark, Kim, Mark |
For Ms. B. and me, our social calendar for the July 4 weekend was pretty full.
On Friday, we met our friends, the "Other Mark & Kim," at
Gioia dell'Amore Cellars (formerly
Autumn Creek)
a short distance down the road in North
Carolina. The winery and tasting room is beautiful, though the wine is mostly
kind of meh. Their Meritage is pretty good. Kimberly and I have hung out many
times with Mark & Kim in the company of several of our other NC friends,
but I believe this was the first time we've gotten together as
couples. We did have a great time.
Yesterday morning, on the Fourth, we met friends Bob & Yvonne at the
Forest Park Country Club swimming pool, where I spent many days as a youngster, especially on Fourths of July. Also
a lot fun, and we fortunately had a tent to protect us from the sun, as it was
100°F out there. We all spent a lot of our time in the water. To keep
ourselves refreshed, we drank — brace yourselves —
Claw Tails
(a variant of the ubiquitous
White Claw). You know, the stuff that is
often described as "drinking TV static while someone yells the name of a fruit
from another room"). Yeah, that stuff. I'm kind of embarrassed to say that I
liked it. And so did Brugger. My God, what have we become? Anyway, the club provided burgers and hot dogs fresh off the grill, and I had a really tasty burger for lunch.
We spent the afternoon back home, largely de-sweating ourselves (this took some effort). Then late in the day, we headed back over to Bob & Yvonne's for a very
enjoyable Fourth of July party. Lots of nice folks in attendance, all of whom
we'd met on other occasions, including friends Scott & Jamie, with whom we
sometimes do karaoke at one venue or another. We managed to drink a bit more
without getting too toasted. Not Claw Tails this time.
Anyhoo, it was all good company, with good food and good drinks. So, here it
is — Happy 250th to the USA, and fuck anyone, inside or outside (especially on
the inside), who tries to hijack our ideals and our heritage. I
have spoken.
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| Yvonne, Bob, Brugger, Old Dude |
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| Fred, Bob, Jamie, Scott |
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| Yvonne, Brugger |
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| Magda, Old Dude, Stefan |
