Conversation

So, Lucy, have you and Peter decided where you’re gonna go on your honeymoon, hmm?
I went to Cuba. Heh!
Ricky Ricardo was Cuban.
Didn’t Peter look great today?
Aw, that kid! You know, he should’ve been an actor.
He’s tall.
All the great ones were tall.
Lucy, you think you can find me a nice girl for Jack?
Oh, Mom. Come on.
Well, I, I, I really don’t know Jack’s type, so I’m not the one to –
I like blondes…chubby ones.
Alan Ladd wasn’t tall.
Marshall Dillon was six foot five.
Well, we all know who Lucy’s type is.
These mashed potatoes are so creamy.
You like brunettes.
I could never make a good pot roast.
You need good beef. Argentina has great beef. Beef and Nazis.
John Wayne was tall.
Dustin Hoffman was five-six.
Would you wanna see Dustin Hoffman save the Alamo?
These mashed potatoes are so creamy.
Spain has good beef.
Mary mashed ‘em.
Cesar Romero was tall.
Cesar Romero was not Spanish.
I didn’t say Cesar Romero was Spanish.
Well, what did you say?
I said Cesar Romero was tall.
We all know he’s tall.
Well, that’s what I said. Cesar Romero is tall. That’s all I said.

At least 4 left turns in the conversation, Em...gotta love it! Best $6 I spent in a long time...

The Game

Some things are just plain fun - hot chocolate on a cold night, watching the kids dive into their stockings on Christmas morning, Calvin - Hope basketball games. We went to a sports restaurant on the west end of Orlando this afternoon and, thanks to satellite TV, watched Calvin and Hope play "The Game." Actually, Hope played the game and Calvin was a semi-interested participant. There were about 60 people who came out to watch and socialize, both Calvin and Hope alumni and friends. We were a fairly subdued bunch -- not much hootin' & hollerin'. I think the Hope folks watched the game more than the Calvin gang...sad to say, Calvin played poorly. We shared a table with Steve and Cheryl Chong. Steve is a 1979 Calvin grad, an attorney in Orlando, and serves on Calvin's board of trustees. Their oldest is a freshman at Calvin this year.
We hit mega-bingo with others who showed up. My 9th grade teacher, Hank Zuiderveen, was there with his wife. Gayle talked with the Grevengoeds & Holtvluwers from Holland, MI, and I had a great talk with Jerry Cooper, Rev. Dale's brother. Jerry now lives in Clermont, FL. We talked for a while about our polio parents. It's not surprising that we have very similar perspectives and understandings about life.

All in all, a very good afternoon. The buffalo wings were tasty, conversation was great. "The Game" was incidental!