Gigging

I can't go into details but after the PFAC meeting at my university hospital last night, we were once again feeling energized and the feeling that our time was not wasted. Every moment was interesting and challenging. There are now two new people joining us, one I really liked while the other will take some time to know better.

Michael took the head doctor aside and asked if they were looking for our seats to be filled with new blood and he replied, "Gawd, no!" He also mentioned that he needed our experience to help as new people are interviewed and approved to join us. We are the experienced to lead the way through honest, sometimes tough discussions. "No term limits here," he said.

Earlier in the afternoon, Michael was invited to a Christmas party of a group of men. Mostly extremely wealthy men. For the last few years, Jim has collected his favorite customers and friends together for a huge lunch at the little restaurant right on the ocean in the town just north of us. Alcohol flowed freely! The food this year included Garlic Pesto Dungeness Crab, Deep Fried Calamari and Cod, Garlic Bread before lunch was served. Michael warned the gentlemen around him that those were just the appetizers. They had their fill then a beautiful plates of salad appeared. After the salad, platters arrived filled with Lamb Chops, Teriyaki Beef, Jumbo Garlic Shrimp, Creamy Pesto Rigatoni Pasta, Butterflied Deep Fried Shrimp. As we had the meeting, he was the first to leave and was enjoying breath mints our entire PFAC meeting to cover up all the garlic breath! He said it was so good and he was not hungry for dinner!

Today, I will be with mom before the Irish Fiddling gig at the organic market in town. People arrive through the doors near us, hear the music, pause, notice the free wine tasting and suddenly, they slow down, smile, relax, take a sip, tap their toes and work their way through the store. Not too bad for a Friday evening stop at the grocery store on their way home.

Happy Friday.