Thoughts in Random Patterns

18-1

Dear Tom and Bill and the offensive front line of the Patriots,

Well, that didn't go like any of us wanted it to, did it?  As you drove down the field in one of those heart-stopping end of the 4th quarter drives, I said to Brad that I would try to take more time off the clock so that the Giants didn't have any time left on their final possession.  But you gave Eli time to play the very best football I've ever seen him play, and you lost the game.  Gack.

And now it's 7 long months until the next football season begins.  I guess I'll have to find something else to do with my time.  Sigh.

Aix in Denver

After seeing a fantastic exhibit at the Denver Art Museum called Color as Field, Brad and I had dinner at a restaurant that was new to us, Aix.  We zoomed through the museum at our normal pace, and were so early for our 5:30 reservation that the restaurant hadn't opened.  We strolled around the neighborhood a bit, and went into a divey bar to have a drink while waiting.  I immediately noticed that there were no women in the bar, but didn't go ahead and make the connection that this was a gay bar.  After being ignored completely for about 10 minutes, Brad figured it out, and we went back and waited in the car for Aix to open.

It was worth waiting for.  The food was fresh and French-ish and wonderful.  I had mushroom truffle soup to start, and Brad had roasted beet salad with toasted goat cheese, and we shared a cheese plate which had apricots soaked in lavender honey.  Yum.  I had salmon with haricots verts and roasted fingerling potatoes and roasted tomatoes as my entree.  Brad had small portion of disgustingly rich gnocchi with tomatoes and parmesan.  Double yum.  Butter is amazing stuff.  We skipped dessert and came home.  It's funny to eat so early, and get home at 7:00 on a Saturday night.  Going to bed plenty early for Brad to run his 10 miles to town tomorrow.

Groundhog Day

Happy Groundhog  Day.  Punxsutwney Phil saw his shadow, so we'll be having 6 more weeks of winter, which I'm pretty sure we would have whether a rodent sees a shadow.  I have been enjoying hiding in my burrow this winter, but now that the days are longer I'm emerging.