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Surprise! Daddy read about something in the paper and wanted to go to it! A couples version of the monthly Hoot, free, at the Melting Point. Ray went to a Darwin Day lecture at 7 and the 3 of us went to the Hoot at 8. It was very pleasant, with a lot of talent and variety. I think my favorite was Brian Smith from the Georgia Guitar Quartet and his wife Natalie who played flute and sang. All the duos performed 3 numbers and theirs were very funky and avant garde. The one she sang on was a Bossa Nova. There was Julia playing hammered dulcimer and her fiance fiddling, playing incredibly fast and excellent celtic music. There was Marty Winkler and her husband, who sang several amazing a cappella numbers. And Ron Bates and Annette Raymond sang some real oldies...Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree, You are My Sunshine, and Daisy Bell. Sometimes things make me so sad. I didn't know he wasn't married to Hortense any more. I remember being at their house with Alan and Erna for Bastille Day. Their daughter is a good bit older than ours, but there was a chocolate cake and they were having a great time. We left the Hoot before the woman playing the accordion and were home a little after 10. Ray came home before 10:30, but I was about asleep.

Woke up a little earlier than I might have liked and may be getting a cold. It's not surprising, working in a room of about 100 people, a few of whom are always coughing and sniffling. No matter how much I wash my hands or use hand sanitizer...it's Friday again and supposed to be 70 degrees today!