~Friday~ It was a post-celebration and drizzly day, and after a ride up to Provincetown, we mostly just chilled. In P-town, we stopped at the Pilgrims First Landing Spot, and then drove slowly down the narrow main street, which is called Commercial Street. [T]though many in this country know the story of the Mayflower, some … Read more
~Thursday~ We started the day-long celebration of Vivian’s 60th birthday with a trip to the Chatham Pier Fish Market for a lobster roll. Our feeding frenzy included—Vivian and John enjoying the buttered lobster roll, Bob enjoying the grilled salmon burger, and Jeff enjoying the regular lobster roll: Buttered Lobster Roll: Fresh lobster meat tossed in … Read more
~Friday~ Kathy and I ran to Mac’s Market & Kitchen Eastham to get 2 lbs. of fresh haddock filets for tonight’s dinner. After dropping it off at home, she and I went to Nauset Light Beach and walked for a little while along the shore. Then, we made a quick visit to the Eastham Windmill … Read more
~Thursday~ It was with great pleasure that I hung out both my figurative and literal, respectively, out-of-the-office message at the end of my work day. Bob walked for about an hour-and-a-half today. He visited the miniature golf course as part of the Red Barn collection of shops. Not exactly sure if that rabbit is getting … Read more
~Sunday~ Bob made breakfast for our guests today—scrambled eggs & sausage. I buttered and lightly pan-toasted some massa—Portuguese sweet bread. We served it all with a side of mimosas. Before they headed back to Dorchester, Boston, we made the short ride to Nauset Beach so Maggie and Phil could see the beach. We saw a … Read more
~Saturday~ We had planned to check out the meat raffle to see what it was all about, but when we got to the Eastham Elk’s Lodge, where it’s held, there wasn’t anyone there. Our next stop was going to be the Eastham Superette to pick up some champagne—in it, or in the attached liquor store—and … Read more
~Friday~ Imagine a road near to you that has a 25 MPH speed limit, and think about how slow that is. Now slow that down by 5 more mile per hour. Got it? On our return trip from DC today, Bob and I traveled in traffic for an hour-and-a-half at an average speed of 20 … Read more
~Sunday~ I’ve mentioned here before that as part of our assignments for this graduate level Games & Learning Design Course, we have to play games—six of them to be exact—and do “game journal” entries about them. At one point in my life, I spent a lot of time playing this game: It’s probably been about … Read more
~Thursday~ As part of my Games & Learning Design class, 20% of our grade comes from our Game Journal, in which we are required to make six entries. Here's how it's described in the syllabus: Game Journal … 20% You are required to play games this semester—the more, the better, and as often as possible. … Read more
~Monday~ “Back to school.” Well that seems a little like hyperbole; I’m “back to class,” at least. I’m taking EAC 795 Games & Learning Design, one night a week, on Mondays, from 4:30-7:15. Since graduating with my Master’s degree in Technical Communication in December of 2007, I’ve taken one other class, which was ENG 583a: … Read more