Bachelor Days

My wife's traveling on business for a few days (Sunday am until Wed evening), so the HB and I will get in some bachelor time, which is cool. It's a tad inconvenient this week. It's the first of his two weeks off for Spring break and the hours at the camp he's going to aren't as long as his hours at school. So, I'm going to be doing some scrambling from meetings to get him in the afternoon.

We have today free, so we'll probably do some local hiking and then get some groceries. The second part is key because we have a seafood extravaganza when the wife's out of town. In the 24 years that I've known her, I've seen seafood (and that includes tuna out of a can) pass her lips exactly twice: Once we were eating at the Top of the Hub restaurant in Boston (I'd link to it, but the site's obnoxious) and I ordered lobster egg rolls. She LOVES egg rolls, so something in the wine got her to try a bite. She didn't ask for another. The other time were were eating at Le Cirque in Vegas. One of the appetizers was cold salmon in sauce on a spoon. Much to my surprise, she ate it. When I asked her why, she said, "For what we're paying for this meal, I'm eating every fucking thing they put in front of us."

Why she doesn't eat seafood is a bit of a mystery. The more common (but not the only) reason she gives is eating some bad cioppino as a kid. Then again, she doesn't like swimming in the ocean because she might step on a fish. I think she's a closeted fishist.

So, the HB and I will get in some fun time doing the things the wife doesn't like (read: eat fish and hang in the jacuzzi).

On the basketball front, I was quite torn on the UCLA/Kansas game last night. I grew up watching the Wooden era Bruins kick ass and take names EVERY year so I've always been a fan. On the other hand, I had Kansas winning it all in my pools. Well, I guess I'm done in my pools and can root for the Bruins the rest of the way.