Monday, March 28, 2011

Pursuing More Than Trivia

Disneyland was pretty damn cool, and I'll get to it in some future post, I really will, when pix are downloaded and my work week is not quite so harried. One central observation about the place: everyone who works there is very, very good at their job. That is no small thing.

However, first things first: our last night in Los Angeles I played an epic, tenaciously fought, five hour long game of Trivial Pursuit with three very good friends, most of whom I hadn't seen in decades. Clif Morts, John Bader, Toby Larson and I. Four very close, very smart, very witty, very competitive people; an evening of laughter, trash talking, old stories, and friendship. I felt honored to be among them, and thankful my daughters were able to witness the game, to hear the laughter echoing through the rooms of Clif's house, to see how friendships evolve, grow, and prosper across the decades.

6 pulled into eccentric orbit:

slommler said...

Looking forward to see your Disney pics!
How wonderful to be able to have great times with old friends. What a blessing for sure!
Hugs
SueAnn

Laurita said...

Glad you had such a good time.
There's nothing better than sitting around the table with old friends and Trivial Pursuit.

Gwilym Williams said...

The nearest I got to Disneyland was that I had a favourite Donald Duck toothbrush. Now I only have half my teeth.

By the way, Comet Elenin is from the Oort Cloud it says on Wiki. So welcome to our orbit.

Sabra said...

I'm impressed that it appears you actually used the game board. I didn't know anyone did that. I've only ever seen it played with beer as the game piece and someone clutching all the cards and reading them out trying to stump everyone. I think they call it Quizzos now.

Clowncar said...

Sue Ann, few pix here, I put most of them on Facebook. Perhaps I'll post more in the future.

Laurita, there is one thing better than sitting around the table with old friends and Trivial Pursuit. Which is: sitting around the table with old friends and Trivial Pursuit and winning!

Is Elenin visible yet? I love comet hunting my frozen and rocky brethren.

Sabra, I've only played it about 5 times in my life. Your way, frankly, sounds much more fun.

Christopher said...

Hey!
I always wanted to take my kids to Disneyland, but my wife wanted to know Argentina and she rented Buenos Aires apartments.
We all loved the city and next year we'll definitely go to Disney!