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Where have I been?... (Part One.)
4 years ago
-I'll let you know where I've been! (Pause to recover from a spasmodic bout of coughing.) Excuse me...
Hello Dear Fellow FA Artists, writers, Fursuiters, Crafters, Photographers, Historians and other Highly Creative people.
These past few months were veritable "Roller Coaster" of a ride, where my Friends and recently adopted "Family" spent the Holiday months climbing up the hills in Euporia, then I found myself plunging into the bottom of the trough, where I spent weeks sick and in dark despair. Don't fret though. I am getting better day by day, and I'm going to do my best to BEAT this strange form of "Flu" bug that has laid me low for the last three weeks of January.
December 2021 was most likely the best month of the entire year for me as in Celebration of my 65th Birthday, my friend Sherry Patten treated Myself, My Brother Sterling, and his Lady Friend "Winnie" to enjoy a luncheon at The Ronald Reagan Library and also visit their exhibits featuring the history of the FBI, "Al Capone to Al Qadea." My main interest was over the "Bonnie and Clyde Death Car", but flash photography was prohibited in that section. A Kind Docent let me to a photograph where it was easy to match the damages to the vehicle in the images, which satisfied my curiosity.
I especially enjoyed the FBI interactive exhibits as I've had a fascination for the "Bureau" and it was interesting to read about the Science and Investigations involved in solving "National" crime, but also in reading about the People involved. I did surprisingly well at their electronic firing range, and I tested out to be fit for the sciences and investigations chapters. (I HAVE Retired though.) I also had never heard nor read of Al Capone's "Killer Car", an armored 1930 Cadillac before, which I figured might make for an interesting Model project.
I had never attended a fancy luncheon before, but I didn't mind having to wear a button-down shirt, and dress in a close to "Formal" fashion. The biggest treat though was actually enjoying a meal underneath the actual 707 which THREE Presidents used from 1973 to 2001. We were all seated and enjoyed conversation, and much to my surprise, Dessert was offered first! I Had never been waited on in such a thorough and pleasant manner before, and once our meals had been finished, I was impressed at how quickly the "Dirty" dishes were cleared away. Of course, Sterling, Winnie, Sherry and I all tried to be as "Dignified" as we could in quibbling over the sweets and desserts offered to us. I got a slice of Raspberry preserves topped Cheesecake, which was delightful and unlike others I had tried before.
The Highlight of our adventure was of course "Raiding" The Library's Souvenir and Gift Shop where I did a little "Early" Christmas Shopping and found some unique items which I knew my friends "Back East" would enjoy. My original idea was to create Holiday "Boxes of Awesome" for my friends in creating a small "Trip to California" for each of them. Unfortunately, my plans for mailing things out in time got waylaid by unforeseen circumstances I hadn't accounted for.
More about that later.
"Peace."
Hello Dear Fellow FA Artists, writers, Fursuiters, Crafters, Photographers, Historians and other Highly Creative people.
These past few months were veritable "Roller Coaster" of a ride, where my Friends and recently adopted "Family" spent the Holiday months climbing up the hills in Euporia, then I found myself plunging into the bottom of the trough, where I spent weeks sick and in dark despair. Don't fret though. I am getting better day by day, and I'm going to do my best to BEAT this strange form of "Flu" bug that has laid me low for the last three weeks of January.
December 2021 was most likely the best month of the entire year for me as in Celebration of my 65th Birthday, my friend Sherry Patten treated Myself, My Brother Sterling, and his Lady Friend "Winnie" to enjoy a luncheon at The Ronald Reagan Library and also visit their exhibits featuring the history of the FBI, "Al Capone to Al Qadea." My main interest was over the "Bonnie and Clyde Death Car", but flash photography was prohibited in that section. A Kind Docent let me to a photograph where it was easy to match the damages to the vehicle in the images, which satisfied my curiosity.
I especially enjoyed the FBI interactive exhibits as I've had a fascination for the "Bureau" and it was interesting to read about the Science and Investigations involved in solving "National" crime, but also in reading about the People involved. I did surprisingly well at their electronic firing range, and I tested out to be fit for the sciences and investigations chapters. (I HAVE Retired though.) I also had never heard nor read of Al Capone's "Killer Car", an armored 1930 Cadillac before, which I figured might make for an interesting Model project.
I had never attended a fancy luncheon before, but I didn't mind having to wear a button-down shirt, and dress in a close to "Formal" fashion. The biggest treat though was actually enjoying a meal underneath the actual 707 which THREE Presidents used from 1973 to 2001. We were all seated and enjoyed conversation, and much to my surprise, Dessert was offered first! I Had never been waited on in such a thorough and pleasant manner before, and once our meals had been finished, I was impressed at how quickly the "Dirty" dishes were cleared away. Of course, Sterling, Winnie, Sherry and I all tried to be as "Dignified" as we could in quibbling over the sweets and desserts offered to us. I got a slice of Raspberry preserves topped Cheesecake, which was delightful and unlike others I had tried before.
The Highlight of our adventure was of course "Raiding" The Library's Souvenir and Gift Shop where I did a little "Early" Christmas Shopping and found some unique items which I knew my friends "Back East" would enjoy. My original idea was to create Holiday "Boxes of Awesome" for my friends in creating a small "Trip to California" for each of them. Unfortunately, my plans for mailing things out in time got waylaid by unforeseen circumstances I hadn't accounted for.
More about that later.
"Peace."
Also get well soon ^^ !
I had my arse well and thoroughly kicked by a flu-like bug in mid-to-late December, as in, 'finally cleared up before Christmas'. My girlfriend was not pleased that I missed three date nights in a row (the first was a late-afternoon dentist's appointment) but she got over it.
Definitely good to hear from you again!
I'm feeling better, thanks. Say... Did it take about a month before you could breathe freely after your bout with the "Flu"? I'm starting to get worried.
It was over three weeks; if it's the same thing you're probably on course. I had a negative COVID test (the 3--day kind, not the 15-minute one) the week before Christmas so that wasn't it.
(Finished your box of Irish Whiskey Toffies yet?)