I tried catching up with this yesterday, Monday, but had a headache and went to bed. I've said there are three seasons here; tornado (which will come in April, I think - that's when I throw the duvets in the bath, in the middle bathroom that has no outside walls) the other two are summer and freezing. Yesterday was summer. Cloudless blue sky, temperature 76 as I drove through town. Today is bright and sunny, but going back to freezing.
I've had a couple of outings in the last couple of days. Pattisue and I went to the China Buffet for lunch on Sunday. It is a relaxed place for a Sunday lunch. Just cruise around the buffet - and there is so much choice. They have a selection of sushi, and after I've had some of that I move on to the fish. The salmon, the prawns, the roasted crab, they have oysters but I've yet to have those; crab legs which I'd love if someone else cracked them. Then there is a wide selection of chicken and beef dishes. And finally desserts - dainty little cakes and pastries. All this isn't too expensive either, all you can eat for about $11, which at the current rate of exchange of £7.22. Goodness, that is reasonable.
The only issue I have with the place are the Chinese staff who don't speak English. When asked what I would like to drink I carefully enunciated "a glass of water with no ice". But of course I got ice. Pattisue said it is a cultural problem, EVERYBODY here has ice in their drinks.
Speaking of Chinese. A member of our church who speaks Chinese taught at Oklahoma Baptist University here - and was responsible for the exchange of students they have - and he was telling me and someone else that he is about to go back to Beijing to teach for six months. I was bragging about all the places I've been, The Great Wall, the sights of Beijing.
I find somewhat curious the fact that there must be all these Chinese people on the OBU campus, but I never see them in the restaurants or around the town.
Last night, Monday, we went to the movies and saw 'The Imitation Game'. It was about breaking the Enigma code in WW11, and I can't speak too highly about the acting, I believe the lead actor, Benedict Cumberhatch playing Alan Turing, has been nominated for awards for outstanding performance. He suffered from Asperger's syndrome, and was also convicted of being a homosexual (Alan Turing was) He saved hundreds and thousands of lives during WW11 and was convicted for being a homosexual,....................................... How heartbreaking is that.
I can't believe I am so OLD I grew up in a world where homosexuality was a crime. When I was a kid - I suppose about 12 - some friends of my parents took me to the Old Bailey because they knew someone there who showed us around. And our guide opened a court room door - he didn't know the nature of the trial - and asked if we'd like to go in and listen. Two men were being tried for sodomy. I had no idea at the time what that even meant. I remember being ever so confused and the people in charge of me being extremely embarrassed. I don't know how they explained it to my parents.
I started this thinking I didn't have much to say, but seem to have rambled on.
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