"How was your weekend?"

Pretty good. I'm happy to report that I was able to get a haircut Friday morning before work. It's the little things...I always say that, I hope it's true because the big things suck, ha ha.

Saturday I woke up around 10. I didn't do much until 3:30, then I walked over to the laundry mat. Nothing exciting to report there. Then around 7:30, I made the trek into the city to have dinner with my brother and our friend Marc (with special appearance by The Informer). On my walk to the PATH train, I ran into one of my fellow jurors, wow. Thankfully, she was one of the good ones. We exchanged hatred for the the other idiots we served with and parted ways. There's a steak in Manhattan with my name on it, I had to make tracks. I got to the station and the train is pulling out, the worst. Back in the old days, you could run after a train and jump on, now, the doors just close in your face. We've come so far as a society but at what cost...AT WHAT COST!?

I get to the Strip House at 8:30 and meet up with George and Marc. Nice place, picture a PG-13 strip club/lounge vibe but they cook a mean steak, ha ha. Around 8:50, The Informer joined us and we were four strong.

[L to R] Marc, George,
Michael (AKA: The Informer)
[Insert] Bob

The place was packed and we didn't get a table until close to 9:30. In a move that I've never seen before, the hostess bought us a round of drinks to make up for the long wait -- very strong.

I had a great time and was glad I left the inner sanctum of my apartment to be social. Oh, here's the rundown of my meal: Caesar salad, 16 ounce New York Strip (their speciality), goose-fat potatoes, creamed spinach, beer, wine and a banana tart. I'm probably another good meal away from getting the gout, ha ha!

We parted ways, I walked to the PATH train and ran into a friend from work! How crazy is that? Amy and Kevin were headed back to NJ after a fun night in the city.

[L to R] Amy, Kevin

It was great to talk to someone cool vs. listening to other drunks acting all crazy. A nice way to end a nice evening.

Sunday my brother called me at 10:15, another way to say that is I woke up at 10:15, ha ha. He was headed back to Ohio and thanked me for coming out. Nice. I watched a little TV and then headed to Kohl's to exchange some shoes. You can make exchanges there at the register, how sweet is that? While I was waiting, I overheard a couple behind me. They just found each other after being separated for a while. Come to think of it, I don't think I heard her say anything.

Man: Where the F were you? I've circled around this store 5 times now. This is why you have to do this stuff alone! Here, I bought this...

He shows her his purchase for their kid...she's not thrilled...

Man: Oh, great, you don't like it! It's size 11!

It was funny to me at the time but after thinking about, you have to feel bad for the kid/wife. He was the typical 'Jersey tough guy' -- I didn't even need to turn around. Oh well, I got my shoes, ha ha!

From there, I hit Target and the A & P. What a beautiful day!

It has to be the little things

That's it! Have a great week!

Best,

Bob