Working backward, I am back at the house late, 9:15ish, after meeting Z and Dondrea at the church. Z and I played the board game Concordia using the Corcisa map (good for two players) while Dondrea and other choir folks practiced and prepared for upcoming worship services. While remembering we had played this before, Z took a while to remember how to play and was still a bit inefficient in her play. The final score showed this. We started a second game, and she was already climbing into the lead when we had to stop.
Concordia, not the new Venus version, but the original is a favorite of mine. This is a resource management and worker placement game with limited player interaction. The turn play is simple, play a card and do what it says. The strategy is challenging and requires careful execution over multiple turns. Purchasing more cards allows for more options, often improved options per turn, and increases your score at the end of the game. I love thinking three or four turns ahead and grabbing that great city or card before someone snatches it away.
I own the Salsa add-on and quite a few add-on boards. We play with Forum, but not with salt. The game theme is ancient Rome, and you are running a trading network for a family. You can get points for having trading posts, having them in areas (all using the Roman names), and owning specialist cards to help you build farms, for example. No battles. Just get resources, build, and hire help (buying cards). Simple to learn–but deep.
Before this, I had a fantastic stew at Top Burmese for an early dinner. The gals (one as a bartender and another as a host) were chatty as it was early–they were also lovely. We discussed Artificial Intelligence as they tried out CharGPT and wondered what this meant. I have done some AI stuff and covered what I knew and had done before. It was a fun chat–but they started to get busy, and, the gals being stunning, every table seemed to want to take their time ordering. So I finished my recommended dinner from the bartender, named Soul, paid, and headed out.
Right after I ordered, Dondrea called me about having dinner together–too late. Next time!
Before this, I left work after 4PM and drove across heavy traffic in Beaverton. I was working on various crises of the moment. So many cleared this evening–excellent.
Moving further back, I stopped by to see Susie at the hummingbird house in Portland (Tigard) at Allegiance Senior Care LLC, 9925 SW 82nd. Ave. Portland (Tigard), OR 97223; phone (503) 246-4116. Before I arrived, I called ahead and said I would be late. I went to Jimmy John’s and got a sub. I was feeling off, but the food brought me back. I was then able to spend some time with Susie. Susie was delighted to see me and was in her recliner in the living room, watching M.A.S.H. We called Leta, Susie’s mother, on my iPhone. Leta has her new stove installed, and the plumber charged her only $50. Leta now has a new stove, and the plumber took the old stove away. Leta received a $59 refund for installation, meaning she was ahead by $9!
Soon it was time for me to go, and Susie, not too sad, let me go with a kiss.
The rest of my day was a blur of working and rushing to work. I fit in the basic exercises and stretches at 6:15. I slept well, but 6AM came too soon.
Sorry for the brief story, but I am tired now.
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