When we had lunch a few weeks ago there didn’t appear to be an open date for us until July. I was leaving on a trip, Vickie was going to Memphis and then to DC, and then I was having company. In fact I was thinking earlier today about how much I missed Robin and Vickie and then I got an email from Vickie saying she was having withdrawals from us! A flurry of emails ensued and within an hour we all decided to meet for dinner tonight at Galloway Station – on the patio since they allow smoking inside!
I picked Robin up on my way and she announced that no matter what I had to discuss, tonight was all about her! She needed our input on a very important matter so we were more than happy to oblige. One thing about us – we can always muster an opinion!!! We even went so far as to threaten to kick her butt or have her committed if she pursued one option – and of course she listened.
We did save a little time for publishable conversation so here it is:
- Robin was once again sporting her Farah Fawcett hair style – we reminded her it’s the one-year anniversary of her death.
- Vickie got home from a conference and had to tackle over 100 emails.
- City Council is doing a first reading on the smoking ban tonight. Jim is against it as an invasion of civil rights. Vickie has no opinion on the matter. Robin and I think smoking should be banned in indoor public places. I said it won’t pass City Council – they wimped on the issue 7 years ago and they will wimp again. (NOTE: At the meeting tonight, they pulled the ban proposal. Seems they were trying to make all kinds of exceptions to the ban which is what got them to where they are now. Jeez! Wish I could vote but don’t live in the city limits.)
- Whenever something happens that seems to be a coincidence, Vickie says “It’s not odd, it’s God.” Love that saying – and it’s so true.
- Vickie’s book club at work is reading “Small Giants” – about companies that chose to stay small and provide a better culture for their employees.
- Hannah saw a film of a live birth today in her summer school class. She came home and announced she will go to Africa and adopt before she’ll give birth. I say that film is good birth control for teens!
- Why do men (specifically, husbands) always think they need to “fix” things for us? Sometimes we just want them to listen so we can vent – we don’t want them to solve everything.
- At the recent Gift of Time awards, one honoree tried to steal another winner to come to work for her. Tacky!
- Delta Airlines is at the top of Vickie’s “fecal scroll”. Last week coming home from DC she got to the airport 2 1/2 hours early and then found they had just changed her flights and she would have 16 minutes between planes in Memphis. Of course she didn’t make it – the flight to Memphis was delayed in the air – and she had to spend the night at the Memphis Airport Radisson which was a huge step down from the Hyatt in DC where her convention-rate room was $250 a night.
- While in DC, Vickie ate at a restaurant where everything had chocolate in it. Yum!
- Burl and I are going to volunteer to be guardians for an Ozarks Honor Flight to DC for the WWII veterans.
- My first official duty as Rotary Assistant Governor will be to install the officers at Sunrise Rotary on Wednesday night. Vickie booked me to install her as president of her club next year.
- J. Parrino’s is closing on Wednesday – and Tuscan Grill has been sold to Gilardi’s.
- The president of the local Anheuser-Busch distributor bought my beer tonight – he knew I ordered a Bud Light Lime. Thanks, Jeff.
- Hannah got her first kiss! Her summer goal was to get 5 kisses – all from different guys. 1 down, 4 to go.
- Vickie chaperoned 40 kids on a mission trip to Memphis recently. Even the expected troublemaker behaved and the kids excelled at doing service work.
- Robin picked up Hannah at summer school last Friday – it was her first time in the car line at Kickapoo High School.
- Vickie learned the definition of a law firm at her recent conference – it’s a loose association of independent contractors. Huh?
- I saw some friends on the way out of Galloway Station and got accused of being the Elvis of Springfield. Since they are really Tammy’s friends I think she should get the Elvis credit.
- We would have kept talking longer but the smokers at the next table got to us – and we were outside!
That’s it for another rousing session of Women of Substance. We’ll be back in a couple of weeks with more scintillating conversation to share – or not!
You can tell Hannah that the live birth film is the reason I never had kids! I saw it in 6th grade and freaked out!
And you’re still the Elvis of Springfield. I don’t care who you saw!