Saturday, October 21, 2017

Kingsman: Golden Circle  went to Thornton Creek Cinema and saw an action-packed, star studded, special effects movie that was pretty entertaining.  Lots of drollery and comedic moments mixed in with martial arts and explosions.  Elton John was in it, and John Denver's songs were featured.

Then went to Kona Coast for dinner.  We had a nice chat with a young man from Oahu who here going to University Washington and is eager to home for Christmas.  Kathy happened by chance to be wearing her Eddie Aikau t-shirt which lent some credibility to us speaking of Hawaii with affection and the knowledge gleaned from about ten vacations to the various islands.

Weather has turned typical Northwest with steady rain, gray skies, and deepening gloom as the days grow shorter and darker. 

Lauren has been traveling and we're not sure where she is.   She went to Minneapolis for a conference of the American Literary Translators Association, flew on to Frankfurt for the book fair, and then went up to Berlin to hang out her pal, Lizzie.  We're certainly pleased that her career in publishing, and her job at Amazon, are flourishing.

Thanksgiving: planning to go to Tulsa (Lauren's idea).   Kathy seems full of various anxieties.  How will Sean Ennis (Lauren's boyfriend) find our relatives?  Will Geri be up to her typical manipulations?  Etc.   We have booked an extended stay suite with two bedrooms so those of us from Seattle will have some respite from hanging with the relatives.  I'm planning to promote trips to Gilcrease, Philbrook, Brady district as ways to get out the red house and also to give Tulsa a chance to show some positive elements.