The "Billy Joel" tribute Sat night was OK, but I was less into it than I was for the prior tribute band (Dark Side of the Moon). I enjoyed the time with Matt B and Jess G over the music. It was funny too that as two venue-crew members wrestled for quite some time trying to re-ignite the firepit in the VIP section where we were sitting, the band played "We Didn't Start The Fire." I could not have anticipated that, but… it happened. I was thinking on the way home how cool it's been over the past months to start 'crossing boundaries' between friendships. For some reason, the various sets of friends I have always seemed 'isolated' or ' self-contained,' yet mixing them up has been rewarding and enriching. Common threads crossed paths, and mutual experiences have surfaced. I'll be doing that more. What I won't be doing is drinking, though. I enjoyed a few glasses of wine, then threw a whiskey in, and my night was unpleasant. Booze isn't 'working for me lately; it's causing more pain than pleasure. I got up early, and even though I felt fuzzy, I dove into cleaning the gutters. Finally. My God, what a task. But I put on SXM and listened to Casey Kasem's American Top 40 from 1975, and it was like I was back at my parent's hours "putting in my 4hrs of weekly yard work. The gutters because a 'thread to pull on and find numerous other additional needs to address. I did get some gutter guards (after a friendly chat with Bill Smith at Home Depot) and started putting them in, which I wanted to do when I lived here previously but never did. I got some simple ones for starters, and I have more to do, but we'll see how it goes. Anything is better than pulling out what amounts to two full-paint buckets of sludge and crap. Not to mention the roots I found in a walkway drain. Like I said…. Pulling threads undoes more than you expect. I met with Matt B, Matt P, Brian and Samantha for Breakfast at Jack Holders. Given one of their health issues in recent years, I was surprised and bothered by what was being consumed, but I also appreciated how much better they're doing now than before. I can't force my expectations on them, so I just let it ride and took the good for what it is. Good. I talked to Jen for a while in the early afternoon/her evening, and she shared more fun stories about their adventures and photos. She's having a great time, and I'm glad she's getting to experience this. It's giving us some inspiration.