Taylor Play-a-thon
Once again the Taylor music program had our yearly Play-a-thon fundraiser on 3/14, which I organized. Everything from putting together the donation packets (all of the forms, and assembling them all with some help from Haley and some of the other parents), delegating the food, helping the Treasurer organize her work, and coordinating all of the money. Oh, and putting together an online donation site for the first time. We raised over $10,000, about 1/3 more than last year. About 25% of the donations came from the online site, which was great.
Pictures (just a few) here.
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.
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