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Sunday, February 15, 2004


Excellent Weekend

I had an excellent weekend, despite the fact that is was, as my friend Alyssa calls it, "Singles Awareness Day". My high school bud Damien and his new girlfriend flew to Chicago for the weekend and we got to hang out yesterday. We all went ice skating (outside!!) and I managed not to fall down too many times! It was such a novelty though to not be in an indoor rink, which has been my only experience heretofore. Melanie came and skated with us as did Ives, and his weekend visitor - surprise! - it was Sarah Leer! Sarah is a college friend of ours too and she now lives and works in Kentucky for the national office of the Presbyterian Church (USA). As it turns out, we'll be going on the same trip in April. It should be a great time. Church tonight at Canterbury Northwestern was excellent as well, with an above par meal to follow. Jambalaya and a salad, with delicious chocolate cake for dessert. We got into a wonderfully intriguing discussion about how to tell fact from fiction in such popular novels as the one that shall not be named, and about the value of historical speculation when pro or con evidence is unavailable. My argument was that when there is no evidence available either way, it is unhelpful and a general waste of time to speculate. But, that doesn't jive with or say much for the value I place on the imagination and creativity. I suppose the dividing line is when someone is creative and tries to pass it off as either factual or evidence leading to fact. Anyway, some smart folks at dinner tonight.

Haven't talked to Caroline all weekend as her best friend from high school was in town visiting this weekend. However, it does seem as if Operation: Flowers Delivered to Her Office was a large success. :)

-R

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