Spoils of the Day

So today is August 1st, my birthday.  I was treated this morning by several emails, phone calls and personal greetings all of which are greatly appreciated.  My friend Ken from Berkeley was able to make a special trip up to see me today.  What a nice surprise for all of us.  I met Ken in Carbondale, IL, in physics lab in 1977.  Today he made breakfast for all of us.

I was showered with a bunch of gifts some of which are displayed here.  I forgot to include the wire scalp massager.  You can see a cool bookmark, a hiking book, a gadget charger and some Buckyballs.  There is also a really nifty hand magnifier with lanyard (unfortunately there were no instructions with the lanyard).

Oh yes, Dr. Carl and Ms. Nicolette also gave me a fresh pair of Handerpants, displayed below.

Abe, Dr. Carl, Ken and I rode into town this morning to get some baked goods, Oreos, tea and marshmallows.  Once all these essentials were collected we picked up an ice-cream gift card to give to the young lady who gave us a free ticket to the Robert McDuffie performance last evening.  I tried to find her again at the box office but she wasn't there.  We'll find her someday.

On our ride we passed this lady fishing on the opposite bank of the Roaring Fork River.  Seems like she is always there.  Anyway, it makes me want to go fishing but I left my gear in RC.

Above is a photo of Ken doing what he does best.  Below is just some of the usual street activity in Aspen (click to enlarge).

What else?  Oh we rode back into town a second time to get lunch at Sabra - gyros, hummus and the like.  Tonight Maya has a lesson then the adults are going out to dinner.