“Those are some strong bones!”
We joined Lisa and friends for a birthday pool party at her home near downtown Dallas on Monday. She has a very modern home and recently added what Diana describes as the perfect backyard pool. I enjoyed meeting several new folks, particularly Mark Mundy, who hosts an Americana radio show on KNON, the local community radio station.
https://www.knon.org/texas-renegade-radio-friday/
We had a lazy day of rest on July 4th, my first as a citizen of both sides of the Independence activities. Denny taunted me with this picture and the caption, “This is what a patriot wears and does today.”
Diana went with me for my two week post-operation visit on Wednesday. The first thing the Physician’s Assistant said was, “My, you have some strong bones!” Apparently Dr. Haslam had to work very hard to get the screws out and was constantly worried that they were going to break. Hopefully this leg trouble is mostly behind me now. I should be pain free in less than a month. I do have to wonder how the thing broke in the first place if the bones are so strong. The Cooper Clinic bone density test also said I had the bones of a 25 year old man.
I watched the “Blackberry” movie on Wednesday evening. Just a crazy story of how the two friends started the company, made it huge, and then ran it into the ground by following bad advice to manufacture in China, and discounting the iPhone threat. One of the two friends sold all his stock at the peak and is secretly one of the wealthiest folks in Canada.
The early rounds of play at Wimbledon are usually the most entertaining. Andy Murray and Stefano Tsitsipas provided a very entertaining match. Murray was looking strong but the 4th set was delayed until the next day because of the curfew. He came out flatter the next afternoon and sadly exited the tournament.
We watched the new season of “The Lincoln Lawyer” on Thursday night, before Alicia called to torture her mom. We enjoy the show.
I dropped Diana at the airport on Friday, and sat back to enjoy the empty, quiet house for a bit.
She worked with Adamo and the crew to complete another crazy Dali puzzle.
I decided to catch up on my growing stack of New Yorker magazines over the weekend, rather than dive into a new book. This article about Larkin Poe, a Southern rock band fronted by two talented ladies, reminded me of watching them at Gretna Fest earlier this year.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/04/17/the-ministers-of-the-lap-steel-revival-tour
My favourite album changes from week to week. “Duke” by Genesis was my go to this week. I think this was the later line up at their peak, particularly Tony Banks keyboard playing.
The last two songs, “Duke’s Travels” and “Duke’s End”, have always struck me as something like the opposite of an overture, weaving together elements from all the prior songs. I love the dual drummers:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0H52iIUgADZnStfXURJq3Z?si=b5c9e0eab79c459e
That starting point took me to another favourite from Genesis, “Wind and Wuthering.” This was the last album to feature Steve Hackett on guitar. I think his contribution to the overall sound was really missed in future offerings.
Coexist peacefully, with kindness and compassion for all!