First Family Visit

My brother Jim and wife Kathy arrived mid-Feb.  It was great to see family again.  We did the Miami Boat Show, couple days fishing, visited a local nautical flea market (cool), local farmers market and enjoyed the area.  Kathy enjoyed free range of the kitchen and we enjoyed some good home cooking, I have many leftovers in the freezer, thank you.  We became curling experts watching the Olympics, almost every evening we had fun trying to understand the concept and strategy.  Jim brought a cold virus along but only suffered real bad one day.  It was a relaxing good time, Jim and I could not remember when we enjoyed so much relaxing time together.  He was even kind enough to leave the virus with me for a couple days after they left.

One month in.

I celebrated the last day of the month with a two plus hour trip up the coast to Clearwater to see Jake Shimabukuro play the ukulele at the newly restored Capital Theater.  As he started to play, I could not believe how many people waited to be seated till then.  I was getting quite upset as many were still filing in after five songs.  Then out came the cell phones to record and take pictures even after the intro speaker said none allowed.  Of course, most of the cell people were the same rude people that weren't there for the instruction.  I'm not sure who to target, the self absorbed patrons or the theater for not getting the people in place before starting.
But, regardless of them, Jake was phenomenal!  It amazes me the power of an instrument in the hands of pure talent.  The message he portrays gets straight to the heart.  I was very glad I came.
So again, on the last day of the month, I find myself driving south on 75  at close to midnight.  No fireworks this time, just the music on the radio and some light rain.  This is part of what I was looking forward to, having the time for events like this.  After all, like Tricia said, "what else do you have to do!"