Ari As Usual (Miami Beach, FL, Feb 2011)

I got a new phone today, much to my delight (and, nearly as much, to Ari's). So another excuse for him to smile, as if he needs one.

First picture, literally right out of the box:

Ari rides the Miami Metromover (Miami, FL, Feb 2011)

Ari's biggest interests seem to be trains and construction. I had been building up a ride on the Metromover, and was afraid it would disappoint, but it was great.

The Metromover is Miami treasure, not well-understood nor used by most residents. It is a small, driverless train, on rubber wheels, that goes all through Miami's central city area, usually about 30 feet up in the air. It is free, and cars--the size of typical airport interterminal train cars--come every few minutes. Unless you really study it (as I did, since I often took the train to school at MDC) the route is unfathomable, and you often see people wandering around befuddled.

Henry came with us, and we went through every stop except the school board stop (which was the one stop beyond where we got on), even the stop that's inside a building.

Henry's photo.

This is one of the old-style cars, where you could actually sit in
the front window.   (Henry's photo)

Henry's photo

Elizabeth's photo

Henry's photo

Ari at Maurice Gibb Park (Miami Beach, FL, Feb, 2011)

Ari is visiting while Dave & Allison vacation.

IT'S A GIRL! (Norwalk, CT, Jan 1982)

Happy (2011-1982)th Birthday Dora!!

Sunday 1/24 was Superbowl Sunday (and there was a big football game, too. SF beat Cincinnati, 26-21). Maybe that's why we had a Turkish substitute obstetrician. I looked, and he's still there 29 years later. In fact, he even looks exactly as I remember him, only 29 years older.

Dora & Elizabeth conspired to have a really fast labor, and right out of a bad sitcom I couldn't get the car up the icy slope of our driveway. Fortunately, we got a middle-of-the-night lift from the husband of Diane, Dave's and eventually Dora's child-care person. 

Note the same little card above her head.

It was a really long night.

Havanese Club of Belle Isle (Miami Beach, FL, Jan 2011)

Rainy, foggy day on BI, 3 terrific Havanese meet up.

The encounter: That's, top to bottom, Mambo, the ever-beautiful Cleo, and Mickey

The boys rough-house while Cleo looks on

Ari and Elizabeth (Miami Beach, FL, Dec 2010)

At the playground in Maurice Gibb Park.

And On The Bongos... (Miami Beach, FL, Dec 2010)

(Allison took the photo.)