2003-11-18 16:21:51

Friday, Fran and I got together with Cima and Dave W. We hung out over at Cima’s house and had some beers. Then, the plan was to go to Enright’s Thirst Parlor and kick it low class, but it was way to smoky in there. Apparently, they didn’t get the memo on the smoking ban, so we went to Acme and the Sports Page. We don’t go to the Sports Page very often, but we did a lot of fun people watching. Here’s a tip for all the single guys out there - the girls there seem looser than old elastic. I mean, they’ve stroked more wood than a Furniture Polisher. That was my impression anyway. Fran disagrees.

Saturday, Fran and I took an overnight trip to Ithaca. We spent a few hours walking around The Commons. The clerks at one of the shops we went to asked Fran if she was interested in modeling for their weekly newspaper ad. Fran turned the gig down, ruining my dream of shacking up with a model at the Holiday Inn. We had dinner at a nice little Mexican restaurant and did a few hours of bar hopping. It was so much fun.

Sunday, my baby’s mother and I checked out of the hotel, got breakfast, and hit the road. We stopped at the Museum of the Earth, just outside of Ithaca. That’s a pretty serious name for a museum. It just opened in late September. It was like 9th grade earth science class revisited. A lot of people may not know this, but Fran is big time into fossils and dinosaurs. I’m surprised she isn’t a Star Trek fan. We both thought the Museum of the Earth was pretty cool, but too small.

Sunday evening, I bottled my second batch of beer. This one’s a porter. I will taste one this weekend; you better believe it. Fran and I have also picked a winner for the name beer contest. We are just making a label before we announce it. It’ll be any day now. Until then, stay out of trouble and try your best to keep it as real as it goes.

-Pat