Jazz Musicians: This week has been great for me, musically, because I've had the pleasure of sharing the stage with a bunch of great musicians. This past Wednesday Mack and I did another Christmas concert and this time we had Eric South (sax & flute), Keith Runfola (drums), and Octavia Jones (vocals) on a big stage with a good sound system and sound crew. Last night the Duo had everybody in the holiday spirit at Violette, and the tip jar reflected it. Tomorrow Mack and I will perform with Sam Skelton (sax) at another Holiday concert in Covington, it's sure to be excellent.
Health and Fitness: Went to the doctor again yesterday and got some stronger antibiotics, Avelox 400MG tablets. I hope it works! I've stayed off the bike, no physical activity, for 8 days straight now and the bathroom scales are not happy about it. I plan to go ride with GTC tomorrow for a ~50 mile spin from Bethlehem to Fairplay and back.
Rachel's Birthday: Yesterday we celebrated Rachel's 17th. It was a brief get-together at lunch time with some Chinese food, cake, and ice cream. There were some cards and gifts, the big one was a new sewing machine. Unfortunately, she is coming down with the flu that everyone has and then had to go to work all night, then get up and take an exam at school this morning.
Movies: Ruth and I went to watch Lord Of The Rings (part III) the other day, great movie, long (3+ hrs), but good.
Right Now: I am out of coffe here at the house, so I think I'll drag Ruthie up to Starbucks with me. Can't hardly start the day without a cup o' Joe.