Thanksgiving

What a spread we had today. Sandra and Pete Holmes hosted us among the twenty or so for Thanksgiving dinner today. "The Vittles we et were good. You bet! The company was the same. And we both had a real good time."

Australia

Australia is an epic film -- the biggest of the year. We viewed a prescreening last night at Muvico. I recommend it but there were others this year I liked better. I thought they tried to do too much. The tribal magic man, King George, was a bit too hokey and the frequent coincidences bothered me. I felt the situations and performances were often unrealistic. I tend to be too critical. Jane, on the other hand, allowing for greater cinematic license than I, loved it. See it and be entertained. To view my comments on other films, type in "movie" in the search box above.

Dining Out

Twelve of us dined out last night at Havana.

Election Delight

In case anyone has a doubt, the Holdens couldn't be more delighted with the election results. This goes a long way toward redressing those woes and disappointments of the eight long years just passed.

Beautful Day for a Walk

We had 15 walkers this morning on a beautiful, cool and breezy day. We walked over the middle bridge and returned on the north bridge after breakfast at TooJays.
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Space Shuttle Launch

Yesterday we drove up to Merritt Island and stayed overnight with Steve & Carol and watched the night launch of space shuttle Endeavor.
This evening our Frugal Dining Out Group went to an over-crowded CityPlace with many thousands of other people. We had no idea there would be such a crowd.
Liftoff - CityPalace Crowd (Falling snow visable)

Obama Campaign Closure Party

A party for Josh Phillips (pictured here), the local organizer for the Obama campaign, was tonight.

497 images from Obama campaign

Obama Headlines & Buttons

Bak Middle School of the Arts

The Bak Middle School of the Arts music department tonight presented their jazz band, chorale, string orchestra, and concert band. They thrilled us and restored our optimism for our cultural future. We've never been disappointed with a performance there.

There's Always Something Going On.

Last night we attended a fascinating lecture at the P.B. County Historical Society about the construction of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.
Sunday we attended the Veterans Day parade on Clematis Street. It was a disappointment -- very noisy and sloppily put together.
Saturday we enjoyed tours of The Dreyfoos School of the Arts as part of the "School on the hill" 100th anniversary.

George Hamilton / Madagascar

Yesterday Jane attended a talk by George Hamilton at The Society of the Four Arts. She said she greatly enjoyed it. Here's a picture she took:

Last night we attended a special screening of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa at Muvico. It isn't an important film but we enjoyed it.

Yes, We Did!

From "Yes, We Can!" to "Yes, We Did!" We're ecstatic and couldn't be happier. It's been an eight-year wait. Here's a video a I made at the post election party. Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3

114th Birthday of West Palm Beach

This afternoon at the library we attended the 114th birthday party of the City of West Palm Beach.

There was this barbershop quartet.

Halloween

Marty and Emily Minor hosted a Halloween party last night. The hockey mama is Margie Yansura.