First the good news. My German car got 37.2 mpg over the last few days. When I went to fill up with gas, prices were down 20 cents per gallon. I guess you call that a “double bubble”. Great mileage, lower gas prices.
I must apologize to the Green Bay Packer organization. I know they depend on me to provide leadership at their annual Stockholders meeting. I thought the meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, but alas, it was yesterday, Thursday. I am embarrassed because the video camera panned my seat at Lambeau repeatedly and I wasn’t there. Your Mom made me go to the Fireside instead. Can the Packer Nation forgive me?
Speaking of the Fireside, we saw the musical “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”. It is always entertaining and the music outstanding. I realized, during the performance, that “I couldn’t go back”. I had mentioned previously that Grasshopper No.5, your Mom and I had seen our first “Smokey Joe” production in Washington, D.C., at the Kennedy Center in the 1990’s. At that time, we had decided to take in the show on a whim and it turned out to be memorable (maybe even magical). Ever since we saw that first Smokey Joe performance, we have made it a point to attend local amateur performances when possible. We saw “Smokey Joe” at the Weidner Center in Green Bay. We saw it yesterday at the Fireside. I’m sure we are going to find tickets this Fall to see it at the PAC . Part of the zeal is to recapture the original magic of the “first time” experience in Washington, D.C. I have come to the conclusion that “you can’t go back”. The original magic set the tone. From now on everything is compared to the “original”. And what’s wrong with that? We captured a memory that will live forever.
Treasure the magic moments! You know what they are!
Love,
Dad