'Tis another day and I have two new books to keep me company ... nothing earth-shaking ... just a Kellerman mystery and one more Tudor tale. (Any suggestions for a good read would be appreciated!) Went to the book aisle in Costco expecting to have difficulty selecting something to read because of the large number of books; but the real difficulty was findng enough books. The Illinois Costcos usually have so many paperbacks alone that looking at the cover, author and short summary could take hours. Not so here in "suburban" Florida ... perhaps there is not enough demand for "English" reading in this vicinity ... at least at Costco ... oh, well.
It's Tuesday already and a lot of Oscar rehash has given way to new celebrities appearing on "Dancing With the Stars" ... no matter the hype, just who ARE most of these people? They are to "trip the light fantastic" but I predict more tripping than anything else. But, back to Oscar night.
Mid-afternoon did indeed beckon the pina colodas ... just getting in the mood for a gala evening. We changed into our formal attire (clean
T-shirts, shorts and bare feet), scanned a table of appetizers, filled our crystal wine glasses with wine and settled in. Paul must have been expecting 50 people with all the food and the stack of ballots ... realistically, we were keeping it simple! Pencils in hand (should have been pens to eliminate cheating), we looked over the list of nominations and made our choices. Don't have to add the fact that Paul, especially, guarded his list of selections from prying eyes ... as if we would dare to cheat!
As the evening went on and each category winner was announced, there was an audible victory shout or a more perfunctory cuss word. All in all, it was a most splendid evening ... ballots were collected; correct answers circled; the winner was given a slap on the back and a "not again" salute...
Fourth year in a row, yours truly "Marma" took the top prize - bragging rights over Paul! Actually, there was only one point difference. Perhaps next year ... he will just have to rig the thing, that is if he wants to win ...
New month already ... March 1st ... Lent begins, St. Patty Day and green beer, basketball tourneys ... so much to do ... party on!!
Marma
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