twist of fait accomplis

'Twas a nice, productive (but relaxing) weekend... nice when sandwiched between two hectic weeks.

Saturday we spent most of the day lounging around, but headed into DC for a good show at the 9:30 Club, meeting up with Diana and Merrick. Granted, it was pretty expensive at $30 a pop, but for Spearhead and Ziggy Marley, it was worth it. Opening act Beth Hart was good and it's quite clear that Michael Franti and his crew have really perfected their stage show. Even though it was about an hour shorter than their show at the Funk Box late last year, it was still a nice, tight set. We stayed for most of Ziggy's set, but headed out a bit early because my legs were absolutely killing me. I'm showing my old age by not being able to stand for four hours straight.

Sunday we got a bunch of things done around the house and even played racquetball for the first time in nearly five months. We played again tonight but some dumb ass turned the lights off in the middle of our game, 10 minutes before closing.

I got word this weekend that my Great Uncle Eugene passed away. I tell you, it's getting to be too frequent that I'm writing these "Remembering..." entries. I don't really remember too much about Uncle Eugene, as we didn't see him very frequently, but as one of my grandmother's last remaining siblings (she had quite a few, as did all my grandparents), he'll be missed as part of that side of the family.

Speaking of Grandmom, she's out of the rehab placement and back at home with mom and dad to continue her rehab there. She's in great spirits, even though she wasn't able to remember anytime from Christmas through her second hospital stay. When I spoke to her last, she was looking forward to seeing her Christmas presents for a second time. "I think you'll like them, Grandmom," I told her. "You did the first time."

It's great to see her feeling better after such a rough two months. She's got a lot of fight in her, I'll tell you what...

Thursday: a co-worker appears on The Screen Savers, yet again. I told him he better mention my name this time.

If you watched for Brian Regan on Letterman on February 13th, you probably noticed he was bounced. His appearance has been rescheduled for April 2nd.

Is it Friday yet? Is it Friday, yeti? My, you have big feet.