{"id":2977,"date":"2008-05-11T11:46:04","date_gmt":"2008-05-11T15:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainecourse.com\/mt\/?p=2977"},"modified":"2008-05-11T11:46:04","modified_gmt":"2008-05-11T15:46:04","slug":"sunset-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainecourse.com\/mt\/2008\/05\/11\/sunset-view\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunset View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last night’s dinner view.<\/p>\n

We were all up just after 4 AM this morning, stumbling past one another, as Susan prepared to drive back to Minnesota, while Diane, Peter, Matthew and I hurried to stuff our car to get to generous Dan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s house so he could taxi us to Logan. We flew out on time and arrived in Aruba at about 11:30. Peter, who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d made his own travel plans much later than we did, landed an hour later.<\/p>\n

************<\/p>\n

On the plane – almost there.<\/p>\n

Diane: What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the weather in Aruba?<\/p>\n

Matt: The pilot said 90 and overcast.<\/p>\n

Me: It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s never overcast in Aruba.<\/p>\n

Matt: I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care about never, the pilot said overcast.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Me: He said some clouds.<\/p>\n

Matt: I can hear, you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t, he said overcast.<\/p>\n

Me: Just wait until we land.<\/p>\n

Matt: I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s there, Mom asked me what the pilot said, and he said overcast.<\/p>\n

Me: We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see.<\/p>\n

Matt: No we won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not about seeing. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s about what the pilot said. I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have another one of these arguments about facts.<\/p>\n

We landed and it was partly cloudy. I know, that wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the point.<\/p>\n

************<\/p>\n

The irritating thing about this island which is full of friendly people, all of whom are more laid back that we northerners, is the cost of food and drink. A beer is six bucks. Last night we paid more, according to me.<\/p>\n

Me: Matt, how much beer is in your glass?<\/p>\n

Matt: Twelve ounces.<\/p>\n

Me: That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not twelve ounces.<\/p>\n

Matt: Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t do this. I saw him pour my glass from the bottle, as did mom, and he emptied the bottle.<\/p>\n

Me: That is not twelve ounces.<\/p>\n

Matt: Mom, stop him. Did the waiter empty the bottle into my glass?<\/p>\n

Mom: He did. I saw it.<\/p>\n

Me: Matt, you know what twelve ounces is, you drink beer from cans. How much is in that glass?<\/p>\n

Matt: Twelve ounces<\/p>\n

Me: The bottle has a false bottom or something because that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s eight ounces, no more.<\/p>\n

Matt: I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have another argument about facts. We can argue about writers but not fact.<\/p>\n

I stopped by the bar on the way out and discovered the bottles they use, though shaped the same, hold only eight ounces. This isn’t about who’s right, it’s about paying six bucks for an eight ounce beer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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