A play and other stuff

Last night we went to a play at Stage III, which is our local amateur acting group. The title is The Queen of Bingo and the setting is the gymnasium at St. Joseph School. The main actors are a couple post 50 female bingo players. It reminded me so much of my early years at St. Jude's in Havre, Montana. Bingo was the financial lifeblood of St. Jude's and Havre Central, the Catholic high school. It was almost a moral obligation for the congregation to play bingo. Sometimes the nuns would have us play bingo when we were having a "special treat" or it was just too cold to go out for recess. I now realize they were trying to get us "hooked" on bingo at an early age so we would return as adults to keep the schools open. Apparently not all the parishioners heeded the call as Havre Central closed a few years later.

A miracle of sorts: The Rockies and Twins both won on the same day
Strange Happenings: The weatherman on MSNBC reported that Seattle has now gone 24 days without rain. We now have gone 24 hours and counting without moisture. I'll monitor the sump pump later. The neighbors are all out mowing their lawns.