Of Fort Worth, Townhalls and Musicals

Friday night we drove to Fort Worth and visited with our friends.  The new thing going around here is that on the days when the ladies are having baby showers, the men do a golfing baby event, and the participants (usually the husbands of the ladies at the shower) show up with bags of diapers and play a scramble or something.

I like it.  I think it's a great idea.  So anyway, Lewis went and did that Saturday, I drove home from Fort Worth early morning to take care of the mutt.

Then I went to my townhall meeting.  Which was pretty interesting.  I'm trying to be critical of Dr. Burgess, and still hold him accountable.  I felt like he was pretty candid.  There were some opponents of his there that asked why he has never brought up health care reform before now, and he said he's submitted bills into committee on health care reform in various stages and that honestly the party leadership has no interest in it and it doesn't get any support.  He also said there were many good things in the current bill, but that there was so much bad stuff that he couldn't support it in it's current form.  He hoped that the public reaction to the bill would allow Congress to actually go back after the recess and thoughtfully make adjustments.  As a doctor himself, (until 2002) he made some comments about changing the way insurance and the entitlement programs work together, and individuals overall access to care.  Things like that.

Everyone at the event was respectful.  There were a couple crazies (on both sides) some crazy lady got the microphone and started talking about impeaching President Obama.  A few in the crowd cheered at that.  But most were rolling their eyes and yelling things like, "not helping!"  Most were not "crazy right wingers" most were people who just feel intensely about the health care bill, for whom it's very personal.  Some of those on the other side were trying to pass some information around, not sure what it was none of them approached me.  But sadly they didn't get much traction.  I'm not sure they had bathed.

Anyway.  It was a good turnout.  I thought it was informative, just to hear an actual Congressman talk about what the next steps were, and how he wanted to go through it line by line and leave the good things and remove the bad.  There were even some people there who offered up ideas and he said why they were good or bad.

Either way.  It was interesting to say the least.

After that was over, I actually had to go into the office.

Then it was a friends birthday and we went and played Whirly Ball.  Which if you haven't done it, it's a lot of fun.  We had a good time Saturday night.

And then today, we got up early again and went back to Fort Worth and went to the Museum of Modern Art, and then saw Legally Blond the Musical.  Which was just a lot of fun.  Like cotton candy.   I would not rank it in my top favorites, but it was a very pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon. I love musicals and the Bass Performance Hall is so beautiful.   I love downtown Fort Worth.

We then went out to Joe T. Garcia's, which is such a great place.  It's cash only, they have no menu, they only serve three items.  And they can seat 1700 people.  It's a Fort Worth staple and it's amazing.  They've sent a dozen or so of Joe T.'s relatives (nieces, nephews, kids, etc) through college at TCU on the money they make.  It's family run and operated and it's just a great story.  They are now bottling and selling the salsa.  I buy it whenever I can.  I like supporting them.

And now I'm home, trying to do some quick laundry and then I'm headed to bed.  I'm exhausted.  We were incredibly busy.