- I went down to Los Angeles (for the first time) for work, where we were doing a vibration test of our telescope. I was there for 5 nights, near the airport industrial area, but I did get to go to some nice restaurants and spent Sunday walking between Manhattan and Hermosa beaches, famous for the wide sandy strand, piers, being a beach volleyball mecca, and row of luxurious beachfront homes. And smog. It was a good experience, but I don't think I'm an LA type of guy.
My view from the pier at Manhattan Beach
- We flew to the east coast for a visit with my parents and a few friends on Cape Cod over July 4th. This included a lot of fun beach time, pond swimming, biking, walking, eating pies, playing bocce and kadima and kite flying, frank's zoo, and relaxing. We also saw a couple Chatham A's baseball games, as well as the town parade on the 4th.
Steve, Kate, and Tom at the Chatham A's game
Andrew catching some mad air on the "terrain park" along the bike trail through town. Note the ~65 lb. bike and kickstand position. Nice.
Steve, Hanging at Schoolhouse Pond
The Revolutionary Soldiers charging down Main St. during the 4th of July Parade in Chatham- Following that we drove up to southwestern Vermont for our friends Gordie and Amanda's wedding! What a blast - we had a wonderful time and the ceremony, party, and whole weekend was fantastic. Aside from wedding-related activities, we went for a hike up to a cool waterfall (and got caught in a thunderstorm on the way back!), a group went mini-golfing and alpine-sliding, and there was generally a healthy amount of eating, drinking, and generally being merry. Thanks again, Gordie and Amanda!
Gordie and Amanda at the welcome dinner
Derek, Tom, Kate
Sarah and Steve, loyal readers
Kate admires the cake, created by Brenna (Amanda's sister)
The golfers (Frank, Jeff, and Kate) contemplate a water hazard
Sarah and Steve, loyal readers
Kate admires the cake, created by Brenna (Amanda's sister)
The golfers (Frank, Jeff, and Kate) contemplate a water hazard- And finally, we returned home and were pleased to find that Banjo still remembered us. We think he liked spending a week with some other doggie friends at our dogsitter's house, but he seems happy to be back home too.
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What's Frank's Zoo?
Frank's Zoo is a German trick-taking card game where the cards represent different animals. It's become a classic among the Greenmen, maybe almost a cult ritual at gatherings now that we're out of school together. See the link below:
http://doris-frank.de/Games4.html
Also, interestingly, that link clarifies our confusion over the elephant/mosquito rule, explaining that in German our phrase "making a mountain out of a mole hill" is "making an elephant out of a mosquito." (and in Polish it apparently is "making a pitchfork out of a nail")
So I was wondering this back when we were playing, but why do you call kadima kadima? Where does that name come from?
It's a word that would have multiple meanings for the Jewish among us, but none of which have any connection to your so-called game...
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