Plus a turtle release
For the fourth year in a row, had a really nice Memorial Day get-together with my college friends.
It came on the heels of our night out with the Frenchman and Bryson, so neither the Firecracker nor I really ate much before we arrived.
And once we did, the eating began…
Decades ago, I remember going with the Professor to some events and he always brought stuff like canned tuna fish so that he could see his friends but also stick to his diet – he was a competitive bodybuilder before he was a professor, of all things.
In any case, I have a reputation for bringing (a) peanut butter and (b) low-carb wraps to stuff.
This time, though, the hosts had both ready for me.
These are the kinda friends you gotta keep forever.
Now, my friends Cappy and Duck, did the opposite by bringing amazeballs carbs in the form of limited-edition donuts from doughnutplant.com…
…and Chinese pastries.
I couldn’t resist so the low-carb wraps were essentially for naught.
But I definitely had my fill of protein…
…protein…
…and more protein.
One thing that we all really enjoyed was Korean fusion tacos, where – instead of taco meat – there were various types of Korean BBQ with kimchi on top.
Absolutely killer.
The kids thought so too – oh, I ended up getting alla kids Scenic Fights shirts, so here’s a brief pic of them wearing them while eating.
There was one bit of unpleasantness: One of our core group – the guy that is probably the main glue that keeps us all together – had to bail super last minute because of health issues.
We’re all hoping he’ll be ok.
The fear is that, as we get older, we’ll all have these kinda things to deal with.
Turning to a (much) less serious matter, in the middle of the day, the host’s son released a turtle that he’d been nursing back to health for a while.
This is what constitutes wildlife around here.
It was late when we headed back.
Another great Memorial Day weekend with good friends.
The older I get, the more I value these kinda things.
Location: a street fair with my favourite person I’m not blood-related to.
Mood: sore (shoulder)
Music:Â say what really hurts. You can count on me (Spotify)
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