Farewell, Reluctant Thieves

The time has come to put this blog on hiatus till the next visit. (Or give the keys to the permanent residents, but that may be too much, too soon.)

We'll leave you with this frankly unsatisfying extract from Boca Raton, a shoddy book in the Images of America series that Sarah picked up at Barnes & Noble:

Anyone who has taken a Spanish class in high school or college probably knows that "boca" means "mouth" and "raton" means "mouse," but contrary to conventional wisdom, Boca Raton does not mean "mouse mouth." A more likely explanation is that it is a term for an inlet, because it serves as the mouth of a waterway, and Boca Raton indeed has an inlet of its own. The term "raton" can also be used to denote a reluctant or cowardly thief. Romantic legends and tall tales spread by early developers suggested that the calm, relatively shallow waters of Lake Boca Raton provided a haven for pirates and mariners hoping to wait out inclement weather.

Indeed, these pirates have waited out the worst of the Canadian winter in these waters. Home!

Senior Moments

1. Deborah forgot the name of the Instrument of the Week and declared herself to be in the midst of a senior moment. To be fair, there is an instrument every week for 30 weeks, 11 stringed instruments alone. This week's instrument was a gusle, a Serbian stringed instrument.

2. Jacob left the roof of the car open while we dined at Seasons 52, a restaurant at which a large man in a bedazzled cowboy hat and mirrored sunglasses tickled the ivories and Sarah was the youngest person in the place.

3. "Senior moments? I don't remember any senior moments!" -- Jacob

Grillmasters

I forgot. Yesterday, Jacob grilled swordfish for us, locally caught by his friend Ira. We ate dinner outside. Jacob wore a sweatsuit.

Unfiltered!

Yes, it's been an exciting day here. First we had breakfast at McDonald's with Anne and Bea, two sassy 95 year-olds. Then, we watched the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States. And finally, Jacob asked Ben to climb a ladder to remove and clean the air filters. This city never sleeps.