TC and I went to the Kennedy Center to see a performance of The Marriage of Figaro. I’ve played music from The Marriage of Figaro many times, but this is the first time that I’ve been to the opera and seen the actual performance, and the opera itself was quite comical yet enjoyable.
I saw this Cadillac with its really small wheels and interesting sign mounted to it's back windshield (back of it says “Just Klownin”). I was waiting for it to bounce up and down on its front wheels, but it never happened.
With the rain deciding to hide out for the day and the temperatures falling, I hit the court today with LG, who I had met from last Friday. We had played on Sunday, and it was a slugfest….in that we both moved like slugs since it was like 85+ degrees and the humidity was high. And the sweat trail behind me completed the full slug effect. Today was a much cooler and more comfortable day.
The flavor of the day (or month?) was “Connection”. Here we have my hands, responsible for many connections with people over the years, whether its typing the words of this blog, a pat to the back or shoulder, clicking the mouse to shoot the zombies, clapping with approval, pointing out the obvious (and not so obvious), a thumbs up for approval, dialing a phone call, shaking a hand, playing the notes with a piano or viola, or clenching a hug for comfort.
This picture was taken (I think) sometime in 2008 during a visit to KiraTomato at San Diego. We went to the Wild Animal Park which had a pretty nifty safari-like setup where they drove visitors through an open area where their African animals could roam. I forget which animal paw this came from, but it was one of the better photos I took that day.
This photo was taken on March 5, 2010 at the Reflection Pool at DC. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that the water was all drained away to keep the foundation from cracking, but it was still strange to see all the water gone. Poor ducks don’t have anywhere to swim in March :(
I’ve heard various accounts from people about how well the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser works when it comes to cleaning things, so I decided to give it a try and see what all the hoopla is all about. The big test for me was to see whether the eraser would work well in getting rid of the soap scum that lined my bathroom tub. Up to this point, I haven’t found an easy and effective way to clean the scum off, and I will say that the eraser worked its magic and scrubbed all the scum away with a bit of water and elbow grease. The best analogy I can make is that the magic eraser works like those white soft erasers for pencils. It wears away like a eraser, but it leaves whatever surface you’re rubbing on virtually spotless. It works a heck of a lot better and easier than any cleaner that I’ve tried to get rid of soap scum, so I’ll definitely stock up on these later down the road.
