"We all had a terrific time."

So, today was a good day. I had lunch with a friend (who picked up the tab), went to a movie with another friend & his kids, then went to a murder-mystery picnic. This post is mostly about the picnic.

One of the highlights was somebody brought these amazing homemade pickles. They were just out of this world good! One of the people I talked to asked, "With all the pickles you can buy at the store, why would someone go through the trouble of making their own?" Then his wife made him try one. The look on his face when he tried it prompted me to say, "That's why someone would make their own."

All in all a good time was had by all. Plus I leaned to play this one game that I hadn't encountered until I moved up here. There's several names for it. You basically throw bolas at this ladder and try to score points. It's more challenging than it looks, and is really a lot of fun.