Apple/Google developer, early dinner
Did you know that I am officially an Apple and Android developer? There is no programming experience needed to gain this title, only money. If you send Apple 100 bucks or Google $25 you can become an official “developer” and are allowed to post apps to either Apple’s app store or the Google Play system. I am working with a 3rd party tool to create an app, hence my need to become a “developer”, at least in title. Hopefully within a week or two my app will be downloadable for all iOs and Android devices.
Last night Cindy and I went to dinner with mom for an early birthday dinner. Mom’s birthday is actually on Saturday. We scheduled Thursday night because Randall was supposed to be come hang out this weekend. Unfortunately Randall now is not coming but I left the Thursday dinner date intact, figuring Mom would prefer a weeknight because of crowds and her weekend work schedule.
We went to Bonefish Grille, a place I never frequented before, even though Mom was sure I ate there before. (I didn’t) I picked up mom in the SSR. We got to Bonefish a little before Cindy and grabbed a drink at the bar. I was a bit annoyed that the reservation I called in the day before was nowhere to be found. Luckily it wasn’t all that crowded so we didn’t wait all that long once Cindy got there.
The three of us enjoyed a nice dinner although the background noise made it tough for mom to hear things as clearly as she would have liked. I had some tilipia dish that was very good. Mom had good reviews for her sea bass and Cindy loved her orange roughy as well.
By the time dinner was over, roughly 8:30, mom was chewing at the bit to get going since her normal bedtime nowadays hits around 9ish. I dropped the top on the SSR but left the side windows up to make the drive back to her place fun but not too cold.
On the way home I tried talking to mom about some topics that deal with her general approach to life nowadays and as usual she immediately wanted to avoid discussing anything substantial. If mom spent a fraction of the energy that she uses creating excuses why she can’t do various things and put it into positive action instead, she would astound herself with what she could still actually accomplish. Unfortunately I can’t provide this motivation for her, and her unwillingness to simply talk about this behavior roadblocks any effort to remedy the problem. The water is right there, you just have to drink.
This weekend, which was going to be filled with Randall-antics is now going to be pretty low key. My chore list looks to be reasonably small. Cindy and I might do the long Ave Maria ride on Sunday and depending how my lower body feels, we might try to get a run in tomorrow.
Despite Randall not showing up I am still sporting my obnoxious. fu-man-chu style mustache. Cindy thinks it looks awesome. We don’t share that opinion. I’m not sure how long I can take looking like a Village People member.