Octopodial Chrome

Texas Bagels?!?!

I had my condo blessed last night and afterwards had a small party. It was a lot of fun; I'd really like to do it again. My father performed the blessing, of course. Other guests were: my mother; my brother Stephen (whom I should take time to thank for the able assistance he provided); Fr. & Mrs. John Connely; Subdn. & Mrs. Theodore Eklund; Subdn. Benjamin Andersen; Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Clayton; Mrs. Vicky Gartelos; Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Gartelos; Mr. Phil Forshee; Mr. Mike Voiles and Mr. Vincent Brechtel. All capital folks whose presence was much appreciated.

To drink I had: ¹⁄₃ firkin of my own beer (a Belgian-style pale); 2½ cases of beer; ½ case of root beer; liquor (vodka, rum, gin, whiskey &c.—all top-notch, of course); orange juice; cranberry juice; and of course water. I would have made coffee, but no-one wanted any. To eat I'd: shrimp cocktail; a cheese platter; a baked brie suggested by my brother Ens. Thomas Uhl; a vegetable platter; and a fruit platter. My mother baked & brought meringues, cookies, brownies and a trifle, doing her usual excellent job of it. It was really quite an incredible feast, and I now've enough food and drink to last me weeks.

Something I wasn't expecting at all was gifts, but I received several anyway. That was really nice of folks to do, I thought.

Kinda says it all, really