On the Road

Continued from page 28 happy to hear Merrill and Mike’s game call on WIP as we drove home.

Ruth and I are due back in the city soon to complete the missed medical appointment, so there’s another chance for another fine meal a lunch next week.

We were back home in about two hours.

On our way into Philadelphia that day, we sped down the PA Turnpike at 70 mph plus…and were passed by many fellow travelers. Taking it up a notch, we were still sped by as drivers hit 100 mph on some of the open straightaways. I tried to keep out of their way.

On our way home, we passed by downtown Philadelphia and saw lots of buildings sporting Eagles green. One of the towers had a message rotating on the top of one of the bank buildings Go Eagles!, then E-A-G-L-E-S,

EAGLES! Traffic was slow enough that we saw the whole message before we passed. Coming up on the Art Museum, we enjoyed the boathouses on Boathouse Row with their LED lighting programmed to Eagles green.

Ruth and I are planning Eagles watching afternoons, ideally seeing them beat the 49ers so we can then have our home team to cheer for during the Super Bowl.

Two more thoughts 1) We’ve been attending Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins home games at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, and it’s good fun at a reasonable price. The team is talented, and there are good games on the February schedule. 2) I’ve been watching how the UConn Lady Huskies are handling a year where injuries are a big challenge. So far the coaches have developed over-performers, who are filling in for the superstars who are injured. As of this writing, the shorthanded team is ranked 5th in the nation.