The Party

Today a report on the party, then tomorrow maybe the confessions of a recovering football nerd. As you know last night was the football season kickoff party. It was fun and the food spread that I put together was so well received it was gone by the end of the night. Pictures of the food follow the trivia.

To show you what kind of brain power is wasted on football and to also show the diversity of the group, in attendance were:

S - Only woman in the group. Political consultant, once ran a campaign for a candidate for mayor of Portland.

T - S’s husband. Honorary Legal Counsel for The Netherlands. Well-known Attorney.

D - Vice President of Purchasing for a large group of hospitals. Two children. Daughter in second year of college on a musical scholarship. One son a junior in high school who gave up sports because he wants to end high school with a 3.9 GPA.

B - Retired and part-time court reporter. Used to own a private college. Married to a woman twenty years his junior.

G - Retired paralegal. Single

J - Manages several apartments. Single.

A - Night manager of local C & W Tavern. Married less than a year.

J - Part-owner of tinting business. Married a little over three years, two children born during that time.

T - Attorney, works for above T. Has big Yahoo privacy case going on now.

D - Owner of two business including the business where last night’s party was held. Adopted two children.

G - Attorney. Semi-retired. First attorney in Oregon to sue a rapist in *civil* court and win a judgment for the victim.

Last but not least yours truly. Author of two football books. Nutcase. Semi-retired CPA.

In the group are young, old, Democrats, Republicans, men, women, professionals, retired, important people, nobodys like me, and working stiffs. It was kind of fun watching the dynamics of the group and who people gravitated towards. The two D’s, the owner of the business where the party was held and the V.P. of purchasing, gravitated towards me. And they were definitely the most help. They helped me unload the car and then helped with the set up. When the party was over the D’s helped with the cleanup and loaded my car. I didn’t believe in reincarnation until last night when the party was over and everyone but the two D’s recorded speed records getting out the door to avoid helping with the cleanup.

We did have a lot of laughs. The group seemed to not only dish out ribbing but take it well. The one woman probably was the quietist. Most years she is the most vocal. But I think last night she was kind of ticked at her hubby because he had a couple of beers. Who really knows.

Good food, some laughs, some nice comrade, some people watching, some interaction, and some marital drama. Sounds like a good party to me.

I am curious, however, if you were at a party, and it seemed like the only woman in attendance was being unusually quiet due to something her hubby did what would you do to bring her into the conversation? Inquiring minds want to know.


TRIVIA

Yesterday’s answers: Elvis won all of his Grammies in Gospel. Millionaire answers:
Coronado, The Beach Boys, Warsaw, Famine, and 28.

TODAY’S JEOPARDY. CATERGORY IS THE "ME" DECADE.

DISCLAIMER: THE MONEY MENTIONED IS IMAGINARY MONEY ONLY MEANT TO DEFINE THE DIFFICULTITY OF THE QUESTION AND NOT MEANT TO IMPLY IT AS A PRIZE FOR GETTING THE RIGHT ANSWER.

$200

On July 20, 1976 in Milwaukee, he hit is 755th and final home run.

$400

In 1973 Lyle Waggoner became this magazine’s first centerfold.

$600

It was the year Haile Selassie was deposed, Baryshnikov defected, and Ford became president.

$800

This duo took the song “Love Will Keep Us Together” to number one in 1975

$1,000

In 1976 he was teamed with Barbara Walters on the “ ABC Evening News. "

THE MEAT AND CHEESE TRAY:



FOR A SAFE PARTY THE CONDIMENT TRAY:



GOING WITH HEALTHY FOOD, A FRESH FRUIT TRAY:



NOT BAD FOR A FIRST EFFORT!