When I made my usual happy hour stop at the Offshore Tavern and Grill Friday, I shot a quick photo of one of the regulars. Lawrence is originally from England and he likes to stop at the pub for a couple of pints almost every day. What’s remarkable about him is that he’s 95 years old, sharp as a tack and gets around fine. Maybe the folks at Sierra Nevada Brewery are on to something when they say beer is good for your health.
Lawrence
Donna went out for a longer run on Saturday. She’s on a training schedule to run a 15k race in January. She ran seven miles and then rode a city bike 5 miles back to the park. Later, Donna, Sini and I went down to Seaport Village. Donna bought a Chargers shirt there and we went to the Top of the Hyatt bar on the 40th floor of the hotel to take in the views and have a drink. I shot a few pictures, but taking photos through glass windows really doesn’t do it justice.
View to the northwest
View to the south
Looking southwest across the bay, Coronado Island and Pacific Ocean
Donna and Sini relaxing
Saturday night Donna made chicken tikka masala for dinner. It was a new recipe and it came out tasting very much like an authentic Indian restaurant version.
Donna working her magic at the kitchen counter
Chicken tikka masala
Sunday was Sini’s birthday. To celebrate, I bought four tickets to the Chargers versus Tampa Bay Buccaneers game. On Sunday morning, while Donna was out for another run, I borrowed Sini’s car and bought a snack tray at the grocery store. We left just before 10am and drove downtown to pick up her son, Beau.
We arrived at Qualcomm Stadium around 10:30am and met up with some friends from my high school days. We tailgated with Gary Stemple and Rosemary Neff (nee Burns) and a few others. Beau brought an assortment of craft beer and Rosemary had Sculpin Pineapple IPA from Ballast Point Brewing where her son works. Gary grilled chicken kabobs that he picked up from Siesel’s Market and Rosemary made an arugula salad with beets and goat cheese. Everything was delicious!
Rosemary, Gary, me, Donna and Sini
Mitch Pelegrin is San Diego’s most well known Chargers fan. He’s at every game in the northwest end zone with his face painted. The TV cameras always seem to find him. He had his tailgate party set up a few parking spaces away from us.
Mitch Pelegrin and me
We had a good time but the Buccaneers prevailed over the home team.
Donna was the designated driver and dropped Sini and Beau off downtown where they were going to watch the Seahawks game and have dinner. We came home and zoned out after a long day of fun times.
The weather was fabulous yesterday – the temperature reached the 70s with calm winds and clear skies. Today will be cooler with a 20% chance of rain showers this evening. At some point, I’ll have to take a look at Sini’s coach. I think she has a bad ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI). This is cutting out power to several outlets, including her TV. I’ll probably have to make a run to the hardware store to pick up a new GFCI and install it.