It's been a very fun Thursday/Friday/Saturday. My wonderful "girlfriend," Karen came to visit me and "hang out." We saw Hitchcock's North by Northwest Thursday night at the beautiful Sheldon Theater in Red Wing. We've each seen it many times but we still get a kick out of it. So very 50's! The theater itself is wonderful. The interior is classic, with rich red colors, and a balcony. The movie projector could use a little oomph, as the light output is less than optimal. However, the ambience makes up for it. The theater has been running a Hitchcock perspective for most of the summer. Next week is as good as it gets: Psycho! I can't wait!
On Friday I worked and Karen kept very busy with visiting friends and going to the Mall of America. We had a good dinner at a brand new little restaurant, Potters on Main in Red Wing. We also got to watch six great Frasier episodes over the weekend.
Today we started the day with a workout at the Y after some early aerobics. I have been very remiss about exercise lately, and it was nice to get back in the groove. We had a good lunch at a new Italian restaurant, Provenzano's, and then went to see the new Meryl Streep/Amy Adans movie, Julie and Julia. It was actually pretty decent. I'd give it 7 stars, and I'm not easy! Meryl was her usual tremendous self, and Amy is one of the most appealing actresses around. The story didn't get in the way of those two. And it made me hungry! Unfortunately, I've been satisfying that hunger a little too much this weekend.
After Karen headed for home I hit some balls (without much success) and watched the Twins destroy the Tigers, 11-0. Their brand new (as of yesterday) pitcher, Carl Pavano, was terrific as he pitched 7 shutout innings. Joe Mauer was his usual incredible self, hitting a first inning two-run homerun. Denard Span went five for five! This win was critical as we were 5 1/2 games behind the Tigers going into the game. A loss could have been a dagger to the heart.
Well, that's a wrap, except to point out that Karen is wonderful!
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