Weekend Update ...

Friday - Headed down with King for the Chicago Blues festival. Went in working whites for the proper '20s experience (you know the old movies with the Sailors in the uniforms dancing), and it was great fun. My camera wasn't working and King lost his charger so hopefully I'll be able to track down some photos from the other folks who were snapping away.

Saturday - Duty ... 'nuff said.

Sunday - Chores day was interrupted by a request for volunteers to go sailing. Naturally I jumped at the chance. A group of Navy retirees have a sailboat they race in local competitions, and they happily recruit extra crew from Great Lakes. Never 'raced' a sailboat before (more plotting and wind planning than when just cruising), and the wind was much lighter than expected but still fun.

After hanging out at the free festival and discovering there's a ton of stuff like that, it reminded me of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. So now I have a new 'plan' for my liberty weekends. To see all the sites they hit in the movie, and most of them are free/cheap ('cept Cubs games but Military can get discount tickets).

Time for bed.

J