Monday, December 23, 2013

Young

Hi,

Well, we're here in America.  The nights in Culver City are cold like Chiang Rai.  We stayed up late, woke up early, blah blah blah.  

The 'Old School Friday' song was easy, "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley.  'Easy Monday' should be just that:
"Chestnuts roasting on an open flame, Jack Frost nipping at your nose..."  Hint:  Obviously a 'seasonal' song, but which one?  Cool Points if you know the writer and singer that 'made' this tune a classic.

Last night, when we landed, we got our first look at the new Bradley International Terminal, and from a travelers perspective it's a wonderful improvement.  We were fortunate that there weren't a lot of other international flights in the terminal.  It made the whole process very pleasant.  We did have a funny incident when our plane rolled to a stop.  After the seatbelt sign went out, everybody got up, grabbed their bags and lined up to exit the plane.  Then the pilot came on the PA and said: 'Uh, there seems to be a problem with the way we lined the plane up with the gate.  We have to back up and try again.  Please take your seats."  Well, that was a new one.  Many passengers were annoyed with this, but we found it funny.  Hmm, what does that mean?  We recognized a Beavis & Butthead moment.  (555)

One advantage to arriving in the country on a Sunday evening is light traffic.  There is something mildly intimidating about getting into an unknown car on the Hertz lot, and then driving it on the city streets, staying on the correct side and using the proper levers and buttons.  Let's just say that we got home safely.  (555)

When we got to our little 'home away from home', there were lots of neat little touches by Anna that warmed our hearts.  Knowing that we usually hit Trader Joe's on our first day back, there was a gift card attached to the annual family photo, and breakfast supplies for our first morning.  After lots of visiting we unpacked the bags, opened all the boxes we had shipped to the house, and finally unwound.  

We missed the flower show again this year.  There was just too much to do and too little time for strolling the garden paths.  Our friend Alberto de la Paz posted some of his photos and I'm passing one on to you.


Have a Great Week.

             Peace,
                       Danny

"It takes a very long time
to be young."
~Picasso

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