We had our second showing of the house last night, but it interfered with “Date Night” plans. As a result, we got some Hawaiian Time pulled pork to-go and moved our dinner at Yonder to tonight. Tomorrow’s “Leadership Meeting” will instead be held today. It’s all part of a topsy-turvy week that ends on a plane to Steamboat, Colorado. The great outdoors will indeed be a refreshing change of pace from pet duties and watching silly shows like The Sopranos, Yellowstone, and Rome. Retirement is pleasantly boring and simple between trips to the airport. 

Birthday celebrations have been the highlight of the week. Yesterday’s was special at a local assisted living facility, another reminder of my inevitable mortality. Our 98-year old friend, Vince Pesky, blew out the candles on his cake. He was once the bat boy for the Portland Beavers, with a brother who was a Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer, immortalized through the “Pesky Pole” in Fenway Park’s right field.  He’s now officially the oldest person I personally know, although our acquaintance has only been in the last few years. A fellow baseball memorabilia collector introduced us, and since all three of us observe a birthday this same week, a drink or two was in order. This coupled with a best friend back in Indianapolis who’s shared a steak dinner with me for many years now in honor of the proximity of our two birth dates. I also have a cousin who shares my big day and a former co-worker to toast later in the week. Virgos Unite!

Virgos are born between August 23rd and September 22nd, under the sixth astrological sign of the Zodiac. According to Wikipedia, “the constellation Virgo has multiple different origins depending on which mythology is being studied. Most myths generally view Virgo as a virgin/maiden with heavy association with wheat. In Greek and Roman mythology they relate the constellation to Demeter, mother of Persephone, or Proserpina, the Roman goddess of the harvest. Another association is with the myth of Parthenos (meaning virgin in Greek), which explains how the actual constellation Virgo came to be.”

V for virtuous
I for intelligent
R for responsible
G for generous
O for optimistic