Hi all,
This weekend, Joe and I have been researching and buying a new dishwasher! Joe got our old, loud, Kenmore out today, and we ordered a (hopefully) much quieter Bosch. We should be getting it later this week - Joe is just hoping that the new one goes in as easily as the old one came out. We are also going to replace the sink and the faucet - the faucet was leaking, and Joe dinged it taking it apart to try to fix it - and the sink is starting to rust in places. So, as we replace the dishwasher, we'll also be replacing the sink, faucet, and garbage disposal. Since the faucet was leaking, the backsplash also warped, so we're getting ideas on what to do with that. Then we'll need to decide if we upgrade the stove and refrigerator - but first, it's the dishwasher and sink area.
Mike and Jenn are doing well. Mike received an invitation to join the Santa Clara Law Review Editorial Board - in fact, he'll be interviewing for the Editor-in-Chief position later this week. It will be a lot of work next year, but it should be a great experience.
It's been cold, but we didn't get the snow that the east coast got. I'm reading "Last Night in Twisted River" by John Irving. Joe and I finished up watching the British TV series "Life on Mars" that we've been renting from Netflix. The ending was very good, as well as the series in general - my idea of how TV can be good entertainment. But, I'm biased - I watch very little TV and I favor detective shows!
Madrid -
Day 5, Saturday, 26 December, we toured the bullfight arena - Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas (first picture). Unlike the tour of the Madrid soccer stadium which was self-guided, this tour had a guide - and he was bilingual, delivering his talk first in Spanish and then in English (so Jenn got to hear it twice!) (second picture). There were no bullfights at the time, and the arena was being used to house the Circus that was in town - we were close by when the elephants, not the bulls, were lead into the tent that was set up on the field (third picture). The arena has really good acoustics, and it's often used for other venues - the Beatles and U2 have performed there. The guide told us quite a bit of how much bullfighting is part of the culture, but also how many influential people are now saying "enough is enough" and that it's time to change, no matter the culture. That evening we went to a bar near the Plaza Major and saw Flamenco dancing - it was not a professional show, but it was a lot of fun.
That's it - hope everyone is keeping warm and is well!
Kind regards,
Terry
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