We went over to my brother’s house for dinner – he took over Holidays a few years ago when my mom finally said enough is enough; she still drives over to micro-manage the production and tell him what he’s doing wrong.  I volunteered to host, but there’s something about having 187 dogs that’s off-putting to many people.  And offering to bring food only serves to reinforce my belief that people can’t distinguish between the Extreme Couponing and Hoarders shows.  Either way I get to eat out for free in a house whose retired owner has no kids, wife or pets but has a cleaning service.

So he has this mammoth flat screen with all sorts of electronic gadgets hooked up to it – this is what guys without kids, wives or 187 pets do to waste money.  It’s always on and with a direct view from the dinner table, often annoying.  We watched MIB3 (no Frank the dog – bummer!) and then part of Game of Thrones.  Since no one at the table had ever played the game or watched the show before, we pretty much agreed it was incomprehensible and my brother hit the button.

The Bible came on.  Watched it for a while before leaving and I’ve got to tell you that things were not looking good for this Jesus guy.  Seemed odd that the entire country of Britain had suddenly been overrun with hot sun and deserts, but maybe that was what they call artistic license.

Hope your day was enjoyable, however you chose to spend it.  On a side note, this was the first time this year I was able to hang clothes out on the line – with those strong winds they dried fairly quickly (brother asked if we had a dryer...sigh).