2019 Life Logs, Day 257: Happy Birthday to Justin
Date: Saturday, September 14, 2019
Weather: Sunny, Rain Late; High 75, Low 65 degrees F
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
I mentioned Justin’s birthday in last night’s log, but since today is his birthday, I want to once again say, “Happy Birthday, Justin.” It is also his Uncle Steve’s birthday, Mark’s brother, so happy birthday to Steve. And Mark’s sister Jeanie has a birthday tomorrow. It is Handley birthday time. Justin and Jo are playing in a music festival in Dixon, New Mexico tonight. There is nothing he would rather be doing than playing music, so I know Justin is enjoying his birthday.
I woke up to the happy sounds of little boys (actually not so little any more). We had breakfast and then Heather came for Sam at 8:45 as he had a Scout commitment. 
I took Ollie and Jonah home in time for them to get to their respective soccer games. I went to Ollie’s game as it was in town, but Jed had to take Jonah to an away game about an hour or so from here. When they returned Jonah was beaming as he scored a ‘hat trick’ which is three consecutive goals. But back to the afternoon, all I can say is that it was a big crazy. Jonah and Jed didn’t get back home until 3:30. Heather had a party to attend with folks from her work, Ollie had a birthday party to attend, and Sam had to go to an Eagle Scout Court of Honor and then to his soccer game. I helped out by shuttling Sam around, but I didn’t get to go to his soccer game as I was going to ‘dinner and a movie’ in Woods Hole. And that was fantastic.
The Woods Hole Film Festival showcases independent films during a dedicated week in the summer and then monthly showings throughout the year. Tonight, the featured film was Maiden, the story of British sailor Tracy Edwards who skippered an all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1989. It was a first for the Whitbread to have women in the race and the documentary uses video taken during the race by one of the crew members. Much of the sailing in this race is done in the southern ocean which is unbelievably challenging and the video really shows what they had to endure. These women did the unthinkable, even in 1989. The Guardian and other British news outlets didn’t believe women could do this. They thought they would be out in the first leg. But those young women prevailed. What a great story.
