Thursday - Feb 13th

A great day in the sun, the temp got up to about 82F/28C today, not a cloud in the sky.
  Got the day off to a start at the coffee & donuts this AM, Marg opted out.  I sat with the table that was chosen first, as it turns out it was Bob's birthday and his daughter Chris paid in celebration.
  Marg went to water aerobics.  Told her to take it easy today, she has been over-doing it a bit and experiencing some muscle soreness.  It's not like we think we are athletes, but just trying to get the most out of these things, I guess.  She said they had some new couple show up and she joined the group.  He husband [wearing a speedo] waited around sunbathing until they finished.  The story I got was that the girls didn't think it flattered him all that much.  Went for a bike ride with Jerry B right after.  Didn't want to ride in the heat of the day, so have to do it early.  Made a few miles and probably worked off most of the donut from the morning.  Have not been as diligent about the bike this year and need to make it a higher priority.  Seems to work better when I go out with someone else, so that may be the answer.
  Got back just in time for a quick sandwich and then off to pool.  It was the inter-park tournament today and they were short of players.  I think this is only the 2nd time I have played in the tournament.  We were only 6 players, so each pair had to play twice.  I was fortunate to be paired with Luther and we won our first three games fairly handily.  For our second set of 3 games, we ended up matched against 2 guys who are probably the best two in the other park.  They really kicked our butt the first game, then scratched on the 8 ball in the second and we won the third, giving us 2 wins, so we turned in 5 wins out of our six games.
  When I got back, Marg was visiting with a couple of ladies. She had bbq'd some pork roast and put it in the slow cooker with potatoes and veg for supper.  Smelled good already by that time.  Lots of that goes on here.  Shortly after that it was happy hour.  It was a much smaller group today, four couples I think.  Everyone was saying how much nicer it is when everyone isn't talking at once.  Gee they wouldn't fit in at a Gourlay get together now would they?  Larry had me try some new rye whiskey and it was pretty darn good, although he had it well chilled with ice. Marg was into her Bud Light Lime-a-rita.  She thinks they are lip smacking good, me well, not so much.  They sell beer with all kinds of stuff in it here.  You beer and clam drinkers would love it.
  After supper we went over to Blanke's for coffee &; pie.  Doris is a great pie maker and it was coconut cream with a whipped topping, very nice.