This has been a really refreshing week, quite a turn of events from the constant obsession with fundamental particles. My sister arrived on Tuesday, and after finally clearing my plate of all my last minute research items I was ready to put aside physics. We hiked, we biked, we watched the Giants and the Cubs, we ate seafood at Fisherman’s Wharf, we shopped in Chinatown. My sister left on a very early flight on Saturday, and afterward Jodi and I retired to breakfast. A friend of ours then dropped a happy bombshell in our laps: his pair of season tickets for Saturday’s Giants vs. Brewers match up. Jodi is from Wisconsin, and I’m beginning to like this baseball thing, so we accepted the tickets and headed to the city. After lunch with an old friend of mine, and a great afternoon of coffee, walking, and conversation, Jodi and I headed into the park.
I gotta say, things looked great from the seats we had for Wednesday’s game, but things looked wild from the first base line. We ate Sheboygan’s, drank some beer, ate some garlic fries, and jeered and cheered. The Giants cleaned the clocks of the Brewers, but Jodi had a good time rooting for her team (despite the Giants hat on her head). Today, we’re taking a final rest before returning to work tomorrow. Time for vacation from vacation.
