Black History Month, also known as February, is now over.
I’ve spent most of the month of February in Mississippi working with David on Aneris and numerous other things. During that time we went to Mississippi State twice, the first for the Kentucky basketball game, and the other for the cheerleading clinic. I’ve already posted about the Kentucky game so I won’t repeat myself now. I was impressed by the size of the clinic which I believe was aided by Mississippi State’s success at UCA College Nationals last season and persistent rumors that Alabama will not be allowed to compete in the future. We went to eat at Mugshots after the clinic and I ran into Chris McDonald, someone I hung out with while I was at school at Southern Miss. After seeing him I remembered someone telling me he was one of the owners of Mugshots. We chatted for a few minutes, but he was working and we needed to get back to Jackson. It was good to see he was doing well.
One of the days in Mississippi I drove to Hattiesburg to have lunch with Brian Hunt. The drive to Hattiesburg took longer than I remembered, partially because an 18-wheeler blocked the highway, but it brought back many things I hadn’t thought about in a while. When I got to Brian’s I got to see his baby for the first time. Brian and I talked about several things. He is selling his gym to a gym out of Mobile. He’ll finish this season with them, then take a break or exit the gym business. We also talked a little about Aneris and the merits of compiled and interpreted languages.
Marcel was in Lexington this weekend because he was judging Cheersport. It gave us a chance to work on the Aneris interface and talk through a couple other things concerning the program. It was good to see him and work a few things out. After the competition I took Cel and Myron to Drake’s so they could eat someplace they could only find in Lexington.
I feel like I missed a few things so this may be continued later…
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Benetton
This week was the Oscars so one of the girls threw a “Tacky Oscars” party. The outfits were outrageous, but I don’t think I’ll post any pictures. Just picture old bridesmaid and pom dresses, mix-matched suits, and tuxedo t-shirts to get a mental image. The show itself was unique because it was the first time a female director won director of the year.
Please remember mailboxes can do significant damage to your car. Do not run into them, especially back to back years on your mom’s birthday.
When I was at my parents’ place during Christmas, I watched an interview with Jay-Z in which he described his life as a Benetton advertisement, referring to the number of colors that touch his life. It may me think about my life and the number of colors that touch mine. Just thinking about December, my Middle Eastern business partner and I decided to sell our business, I went to a birthday party for my White roommate, I went to my Cuban former roommate’s wedding in which he married a White girl, I roomed with a gay Black man, caught up with a gay Black friend I hadn’t seen in a while and met his White boyfriend, before visiting the Asian male twins on the way back to Lexington. I think I have my United Colors covered.
Congrats to the Kentucky women for their performance at the SEC Tournament. The men are next, then the Big Dance.
Next is Sevierville, TN and a return to judging.