Saturday, September 05, 2009

Volkswalking and Movie Night

When we got up this morning I walked outside and got the newspaper. I noticed it was a bit foggy. I later learned that due to the fog, a small plane carrying five people clipped a guide wire for a tower at Chandler Park and crashed, killing all five aboard.

We were thinking about doing the volkswalk at Keystone Park, but since it looked like rain was a possibility, we opted for the inside walk at Promenade Mall. Three circuits on the ground floor and three circuits on the upper floor. While there we got a call from Nick who said he and his family were planning on going to the zoo. He asked if we would like to go with them. We told him we were already in Tulsa and would meet them there. On our last lap on the upper floor, we stopped and ate at the food court. I had bourbon chicken with rice; J had stuffed pita bread. After we finished the walk, we headed toward the zoo, stopping long enough at a ATM to get some more cash.

At the zoo we met up with Nick and his family. We boarded the train and rode to the far side of the zoo. Then we disembarked and started walking toward the entrance. We saw many animals, including a show featuring a couple of seals. The seals performed some tricks, and were rewarded by their trainer in the form of herring or some other small fish. We also saw the meerkat, rhino, elephants, monkeys, alligator, etc. By the time we got back to the car, having walked over the zoo grounds after having done a 5K walk, we were tired.

We came home and showered, and I took a nap. We watched the 5:30 NBC Nightly News, and then left for Randy's. There were nine people at Movie Night tonight. Gail and I played a duet, "The Water is Wide." Sabri H., a native of Syria, told us about his experience of going from being a Muslin to being an atheist -- a brave move for a young man from that part of the world. We watched a DVD on the Koran which said that any position can be justified by the Koran, much as any position on any issue in this country can be justified by the Bible. I thought of the days just prior to the Civil War in this country, where both sides quoted the Bible to justify their position on the slavery issue. I have noticed people will have their mind made up on an issue, and then go to some authoratative source seeking to justify their position.

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