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11:59 PM - Nothing (much) Had a fairly relaxing day, which is not to say that it was not a busy or full day. My kid and his closest cousin (in both age and in name) tore up the place this morning under my wife's watchful gaze while I valiantly attempted to read my most recent acquisition from the public library, Freethinkers by Susan Jacoby. In this book, the author makes a compelling case that the United States has historically enjoyed a dynamic tension between religious and secularist impulses with respect to civil governance. Probably I will write up a brief review sometime in the coming week or so. The kids swam laps back and forth in the pool this morning until thoroughly exhausted. I caught part of it on videotape and will no doubt show it to their dates at some point more than a decade hence. After driving to the rendezvous point to return the little girl to her mother, we spent the better part of the afternoon at Panera Bread, where I enjoyed my usual fare (Asiago Roast Beef + French Onion Soup) and surfed the net whist my wife and her best friend chatted merrily over their food and everyday concerns. The kid slept fairly peacefully throughout this time, oblivious to the fact that he was in his least favorite restaurant. Later that evening we dined with my wife’s best friend and her husband at Ted’s Escondido. The food was surprisingly good, and the company unsurprisingly so. I must remember to get the quesadillas next time. Even later that evening, we hung out with Laura’s favorite school chum and her husband at their place, where our kid endlessly and gleefully tormented their puppy until we dragged him out. All in all, it was a fairly good day. The only way in which it could have been better would have been if I'd had even a brief moment alone with the wife. Alas, there is always next weekend. (
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