This week was an overload of E&A activities... Monday night was dinner at a Thai restaurant. My friend Mary Ellen was hosting and I hadn't seen her since she left to work at the Masters in Augusta and I'm a sucker for the hot and spicy food. The waiter asked me how much spice on a scale of 1 to 10 and being the adventurous soul that I am, I chose 8. The food came and it was delicious... (the spice hit the back of the throat after you swallowed and it was intense but worth it). One of the members I had met at the Diamondbacks game had tickets available for Friday night's playoff hockey game between the Phoenix Coyotes and the hated Detroit Red Wings (Hockeytown my hairy butt!!). Oh, and by the way, thanks to the New Jersey Devils for laying down against the Flyers. They were out faster than a one legged guy stealing second base. But as long as the Coyotes remain alive I'll watch the hockey. Where was I? oh, yeah. So I bought a ticket and will attend a playoff game (with Flat Stanley in tow) on Friday night.
Tuesday night was volleyball night... (with me as host). Most volleyball nights about six people show up, but tonight 16 people came and we used 2 courts. Great exercise that I pay for the next day but what the heck, better than sitting on a chair watching TV and getting fatter. Also may have a chance to start giving golf lessons to a friend. She signed up for a golf clinic (without asking me!!!) but the instructor was involved in a motorcycle accident and the clinic was canceled...(I swear I had nothing to do with that accident). So I'm going to see if we can find a driving range in the middle of where we live and make some of that clinic money for myself. Then on Wednesday night, I hosted an evening of billiards in Tempe at a local pool hall. At first I thought I might have to bring a weapon, but it was a great place. About 20 tables and good food and good music piped in. We had three tables going and had a great time playing cut throat and eight ball... (definite place for a return trip for the group and a group of friends. Reminded me of Hi-Cue back in Elizabeth N.J. ).
Thursday I had planned to go to a New Mexican restaurant with Kate but I finally got a call from the other security company offering me a gig at the Phoenix Convention Center from 7:30am until 10 pm. Since it was the first chance to work for them, I accepted. Uniform for the PCC is a white dress shirt, black pants and dress shoes. The company supplies a blazer and black tie... (and I must say I looked damned good) I worked a Juice Plus convention at their company store making sure the people behaved and didn't walk off with anything. I got comments like who's the FBI guy at the entrance? and is the President coming cause Secret Service is working... (told you I looked damned good). The convention was 80% women and I had a blast joking with them and chatting while they shopped til they dropped. The client loved me and was very disappointed that I wasn't working the rest of the week. I asked them to call my bosses and tell them how much they enjoyed my efforts and they said they would. Hopefully, they do and it ends up getting more gigs with this company... (there's nothing like an inside gig, especially when it was raining and cold outside---raining and cold in Arizona? It happens. Almost never.).
I think Kate and I will have to start making appointments to see each other because we can't seem to get together. She works crazy hours during the week and I am the "hour eater" on the weekends... Plus this week is just a killer. Hockey game on Friday night (tonight in fact at the writing of this blog) and then tomorrow morning I am hosting Kayaking on Tempe Town Lake. Should be a blast if I don't drown. Will try to hook up with Kate Saturday night for dinner because Sunday is another golf tournament (4 man scramble) and then a possible collapse... (just kidding).
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