twinkies, meetup picnic

 i went to a meetup picnic nearby around midday, after going to the capitol to drop off recycle. the venue was a park where i had attended a 'booya' soup event in the fall. it worked well to bring some patriotic twinkies as i was the only one who did. when signing up i said i would bring a pie but changed it at the last minute, after reviewing the invite which said the preference was for pre-packaged items. there were multiple pies despite me not bringing one, and all of the twinkies were eaten. in the morning before leaving for the event i watched a DVD, 'super bowl shuffle', and swapped out laces on shoes which should save time each day with getting shoes on as the laces on one shoe were shredding. there were various games at the picnic, i ate shorty after arriving and just before leaving. both times i had a burger and a dog on my plate. the games included ladder golf, bean bag toss, and pickle-ball. first time doing ladder golf since i was going to bars to sing karaoke, so first time since the pandemic hit. likely the first time doing pickle-ball. what made this event most memorable was what happened near me when playing ball. a man was bleeding from trying to break up a fight-between 2 dogs. enjoyed chats with various people while there, one of them had a st. paul saints hat on like i did. the retired postal worker, a reason why i went, was not there, although he was listed as an event organizer. one man there i found to be annoying, but it is the sum total, still a pretty decent 4th of july for me. as i was leaving i heard 'stars and stripes forever' on a flute, a nice way to close out the event. thankful i had some deviled eggs early, as the eggs didn't last long. later on i went on a walk and found 7 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when the dudes went to speak to girls about science at a school that howard attended, while the ladies went to disneyland. raj did a texting date with lucy. it was followed by the one where raj and penny dressed like twins and leonard felt left out, so he tags along with howard and bernadette. sheldon and amy work together on science work, but they only get things done by insulting each other.