OK. I have the 1986 datebook in front of me. A sample page, again from CP&L:
January 1: NYC. If I remember correctly I spent New Year’s Eve in Spanish Harlem. What a trip!
Feb 10: I left NC to move to DE – from Wilmington to Wilmington! New job!
Mar 12: I saw Bella Davidovitch and Dmitry Sitkovetsky (piano and violin) at the Grand Opera House
April 5: Echo and the Bunnymen concert
May 24: Simple Minds concert
May 28: ZZ Top concert
Aug 15: Andreas Vollenweider concert (Mann Music Center)
Sept 27: Bought tape deck (still have it!)
Oct 27: Bought my baby grand piano (still have it!)
For some reason there are a lot of “Drag Parties” in the datebook. Not sure what they were, or if they were any fun?!
And again, a lot of stuff with people I don’t remember. And a bunch of times I did a run that day (e.g. 16:36 minutes). And days I played Golf (e.g. score of 74). That was probably for 9 holes 🙂
Now, on a completely different topic, here are some other things of interest. First off, some photos from Longwood Gardens:
And lastly, this rose bush in my yard EXPLODED today. I saw nothing yesterday. And today, this! (and I see a bunch more buds waiting to open!)
OK people. Carry on. Remember those who gave their lives for our country. After all, this is Memorial Day weekend.
Until next time …
OH! One more thing! I was made aware of this video today (in today’s Sunday New York Times). I found it very compelling. See what you think… (and if you feel like commenting, let me know)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY
One second thing! I forgot that I wanted to add some learning stuff in this post. I’ve learned a couple new words over the past couple weeks:
GERUND: a form that is derived from a verb but that functions as a noun, in English ending in -ing, e.g., Since Francisco was five years old, swimming has been his passion. (I learned this from my Duolingo app – it is a grouping in my Spanish lessons)
SPOONERISM: a verbal error in which a speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds or letters of two or more words, often to humorous effect, as in the sentence you have hissed the mystery lectures, accidentally spoken instead of the intended sentence you have missed the history lectures. (I learned this from doing Sunday Washington Post crosswords)