August 30, 2010
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The Daily News1 I am better now, word of honor; I am better now.2 Okay, Vonnegutians, that’s a quote from Vonnegut’s odd “novel” Breakfast of Champions.
3 But in my case, the scratchy throat remains, but never became as extreme as I had feared. I’m guessing that if I went in Friday and taught for five hours, it would be raw right now.
4 At least my deal was just a bit of exhaustion and a raspy voice. Vonnegut was literally going a bit crazy as he wrote Champions, and even caught himself beginning to break down publicly.
5 I’ve done that.6 Word of honor.
7 I’ve done that.
8 Just not lately. In fact, lately has rocked!
9 Moving on, Part the First: I felt somewhat like Nostradamus on Thursday AND Friday. Two MAJOR predictions eerily came to pass.
10 First, Mars never grew to the grandeur of the Moon. It was still pretty big to me, and prettier and more pronounced than usual. But as big as the Moon? Nah.11 Second, I predicted that Lincecum would give up “four or five runs” and “get yanked by the fifth”.
12 This one was eerily true, although he gave up four runs early and was lifted in the sixth. At least I think. I was still doing the garden, digging the weeds late.The guy needs to be sent down, as sad as that is to say. I love the guy, but he definitely needs to go down, at possibly the most critical point in the Giants’ season.
13 I’m more worried about his mental state. Seriously. If he has won two of the prestigious Cy Young awards in his first coupla years up, AND if he has physically lost his prowess, then we are going to witness a tragedy beyond words.
14 The Merc News had this headline on Saturday’s sports’ page: (SIGH) Young…
15 Anyway, I couldn’t get mad at the guy because he has worked his entire life to achieve success before the age of 25. And now he faces the dreadful prospect of being young and washed up. It’s a possible tragedy, but then, it may become one of the greatest comeback stories since…since…Barry Zito.
16 Argh.
17 Torture.
18 Moving on, Part the Second: On a high note, the engagement party for Caitlin and Josh worked beautifully on Saturday. My babies <her sister Nicole also!> looked absolutely radiant; the weather proved to be a great friend, my Dad AND my Aunt Tag made it, sitting blissfully on my train bench in the late-August sun, and life came alive in my garden and yard, which had colors swirling every which way amid flowing wine, beautiful family and friends, dappled shadows, and even a hummingbird.
19 The yard worked, but so did the families. Josh’s Dad works as a production manager at Wente Vineyards in Livermore. He brought tons of select wines from the Vineyard, and my daughter Nicole put a keg of Gordon Biersche Marzen on her card, figuring what better way to end her first week teaching than to show up at a HUGE party with a keg?
20 The guy writing out the rental kept chuckling as we talked about her planting pictures on Facebook of Miss Harrington ordering a keg of Marzen on the Saturday after her hire date.
21 Hey.
22 Don’t spread that around. ; ) <———-sideways cool winky guy.
23 We still high-fived at the usual Real World vs. People’s Concept of Teacher’s World. Always a laugh. Yes people. We ARE real, and do NORMAL things. We even get along.
24 Fun stuff. I have been letting Nicoley use my camera for her classes, so she took a bunch on that camera as well, but Caitlin wouldn’t allow me access to the pics. I think she might have been scared that I would have put them up on the DN, and that the entire Facebook world would see pictures of people’s zits, eyeliner smudges, and faces changing from human beings to barn animals.
25 Won’t happen, but I do understand. I WILL throw some pics up there, but I think they might need to go through a panel of experts before I am allowed to do so.
26 AnywayZ we had a GREAT party and lots of wine and laughs with people we know and who we didn’t know. In the end, nobody cared! We all knew one another, and it all was so fun and amazing!
27 And Dad and Aunt Tag enjoyed the warmth of the sun.28 Some things are untouchable.
29 That was one such moment.
30 Welp, I’m going in to teach today, and I can’t wait. It’s going to be really nice to get back to a normal routine, but I will forever hold to my heart the Summer of La Vie En Rose. Josh’s family’s last name is “Rosa”.
31 God’s real.
32 There was a hummingbird and wind chimes.
33 That’s Mom.
34 That’s Nonie.
35 God’s real.
36 Congrats, Josh and Caitlin. You both are beautiful, and have beautiful family and friends.
37 This is, after all, La Vie En Rose.
38 Peace.
~H~
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