Stacy’s 50th Birthday Party
My friend Stacy celebrated turning 50 in style be renting out the La Honda Winery in Redwood City, complete with a band and designer cake. It was great to see her, as well as Susan and Glynis, Michelle and Barry, and also my friends Amathyst and Kitori who were working as servers. I also got to meet some new people, and had a lovely time.
Pictures here.
Mr. SF Leather
In her role as Ms. SF Leather, Val was automatically a judge for the Mr. SF Leather contest. It was a full weekend affair, 2/28-3/2. Friday was the Contestant Meet & Greet, where Val and the other judges were also introduced, followed by a roast of Andy Cross, the outgoing titleholder and Val’s departing “sash husband”, where she spoke on stage. On Friday she was busy with the various judging activities, so I represented the Hollinger/Langmuir clan at services at B’nai Emunah, then joined Val in SF for the contest. I sat with my friends Rio and Ray since Val was in her exalted position at the judges’ table. On Sunday we went to the Leather Alliance Awards Brunch, where Ms SF Leather won “best contest”, and the Exiles’ Carnal Carnival (which I organized) won best non-contest event. Very cool!
Various pictures with Val and the various Mr. SF Leathers and related events can be found here.
Visit with Freda
I have regular visits with my good friend Freda. Every time we get together we plan our next outing, so that even with our busy schedules we have regular time together. We got together for brunch at Bay View on 2/23.
Lovely visit, as usual
Val and I had one of our regular visits from Jennifer and Selena on 2/22. We love our friends, and that they care enough to make sure to make time for us on a regular basis.
Platelet Donation
I’ve donated blood a few times, sometimes getting turned away due to low iron. I donated platelets on 2/21. It’s a longer process, and has some side effects because they add anticoagulant to the blood and some of it gets back to you when they return some of the blood to you. I ended up not feeling very well, but was able to donate anyway.
Donating platelets is great if you can do it. Platelets are really important to treating several forms of cancer, but they break down in a relatively short time so can’t be stockpiled for later. And you can donate platelets more often than whole blood. So if you can do it, you should!
Travel was great!
After the storm in Exton it was clear sailing to NY. I spent a lovely afternoon with Bill & Marlene Wertheim, and the weekend with my cousins Lori & Mark. I had two dinners at Aunt Joanie’s, visiting lots of relatives, and a lovely brunch with my cousin Tina. Got home basically on time on Sunday the 16th.
East Coast travel for Work
I left on Sunday, February 9 for an east coast business trip. I spent 2 days in Toronto, and am now in Pennsylvania. I was supposed to spent 2 days in the office in Exton, but here it is the second day and I’m stuck in the hotel because of a bad storm. Not so bad, though… I’m getting caught up on my blogging! Hoping the weather clears up so I can drive to NY tomorrow.
Interviewing
I spent all day on Friday, February 7 at Stanford interviewing candidates for summer intern positions for Guidewire. It was great fun!
Taylor Concert Tour
On Friday, February 7, the Taylor Band did their yearly Concert Tour. They go around to each of the elementary schools and play a mini-concert, encouraging the younger kids to do music. Haley played percussion, and I coordinated the parent volunteers.
Home and Hope
On February 6, the girls and I volunteered for Home and Hope at PTS. This is a program where churches and synagogues host homeless families. They set up tents indoors and feed the families breakfast and dinner for one or two weeks. We made mashed potatoes as part of a dinner, brought it over and served it, and just helped make the families (and especially the kids) feel welcome. It was really good for the kids to experience this, and they said they’d do it again.
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