Up early and off to the gym to take advantage of the Sunday slow time before the church crowd arrives. Did a full workout and walked 40 minutes. By 11:00 I was totally pooped out.
Fall Convocation for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke [OLLI].
The OLLI Swing band sounded 'better than ever.' Jeff Zentner does a terrific job, with a little help from his friends. Playing in the atrium of the R. David Thomas Executive Conference Center, The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, the acoustics were great and the central space filled with sound.
Got to meet the newest band mover+shaker, Kathy Silbiger, recently retired and a trumpet player. She took my layouts from last year, re-wrote the copy, sought some funds for color printing and had Swing Band flyers everywhere. With the handouts, the easel board and the OLLI band stands they are attaining a band persona. After only two years of circular logic and feet dragging - Kathy showed up at precisely the right moment. Another term and I would have dumped all the layout work from my graphic-files.
The distinguished panel of speakers for the OLLI 30th Fall Convocation looked impressive to start - some were and some weren't. Judith Ruderman, PhD, vice provost for Academic affairs, adjunct professor in English, Duke University spoke volumes around the others, in spite of being the shortest. She quickly got my attention and admiration.
Kali Lightfoot, Director of OLLI Resources from University of So. Maine was the other prominent speaker who brought focus to the event. As for all others, Sara Craven said what I knew she would say, Dr. Gilbert stammered and hacked her way through a short speech and Phil Hopkins, OLLI President 2007, knew just what to say and when to sit down. And a good time was had by all.
By far the best part of the day was listening to the OLLI Swing Band playing such tunes as "In a Mellow Tone," "Georgia on My Mind" and "Mood Indigo." And even better the right people from OLLI were there to hear the band. By right I mean the board members, the Duke administrators and the advisers who are needed to support the band with focus and funds.
It was easy to pass on the hors oeuvres as they looked pasty and fried, getting a bonus Pepsi instead (#2 for the year!), so EF could take me to dinner later. By six o'clock we were at Brixx in Meadowmont getting a Pizza Margharita. That was my carb-overload for the day and the the rest of the month. And also the reason to get back to the gym to walk 30 min. BEFORE Monday Yoga and before heading to Sam's Club to stock monthly supplies.
Also shopping at Whole Foods, in CH, I discovered a great new idea: WF's house brand of Jasmine White Tea. Cold and delicious. For several years I have wondered why WF did not create a line to back up Honest Tea. The Assam (my favorite), flavor was nearly always out of stock and underpricing their retail could not be that hard: It's TEA! Finally, a delicious flavor, refreshingly cold, and the house brand. How bad is that?
I think I just got the 10th and minimum fill for the dancerCIZE class; now to work on the couples for the LEVEL ONE class. EF and I need to practice dancing this week: next Sunday is a dinner-dance at FADS. Got to be there!
keep moving....bb
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