Saturday morning, another breakfast buffet at the Clarion. We joined up at Bess's and went off to the movies. A few saw "Castaway," which got mixed reviews, none of them superlative. We got to the theatre early, and some of us went in to see a few minutes of "Vertical Limits," a thriller about mountain climbers. You can walk in and out anytime, because there's a hanging-over-the-edge moment--an avalanche, an explosion, a fall--every two minutes, with crashing sound effects to match. The main movie was "What Women Want" with Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. Some people thought it was really stupid. It's a one-joke movie about a male chauvinist who is hit by electricity and can suddenly hear what women think. I think that Mel Gibson is really very funny, self-deprecating, with great timing, a plastic face. Moreover, he is a fabulous dancer, in the vein of Fred Astaire. There is no subtlety, no complexity, no tension, and the ending doesn't quite work, but I gave it three Farklempt stars as a light comedy requiring no thought.

     Saturday night, we set up for the main event. Everyone was there--Evie,

Evie...Steffie & Evie

Sid and Sadele,

Sadele & Nancy...Sid & Michael..Bess & Sadele

Sid lights the menorah..Bess and sibs
Hirschtritt-Certilmans,
 

Jon and Nancy..Steffi and Joel

Marissa & Jon...Bess & Jon

Andy and Neal,

Neal & Michael.Carol & Neal..Neal, Bess, & Andy

Ingalls,

Rippbergers,

Matt & B.J.

Selenkows,

Selenkows...Selenkows & Marjorie

Spinats,

Adam & Michal...Gilda

Sam & Sons..Michal ..Gigi giggles

Jonathan did the grilling, as only he can.Jonathan at the grille
We had grilled marinated chicken breast strips, hamburgers, hotdogs with salad, some good potato latkes from the cursed Israeli woman. We had Corona and Fosters beer, Meridian Chardonnay, Lindemann's Merlot, Jacob's Creek Cabernet/Shiraz, Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon, and soda.
 
 

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