I had a quiet weekend with an International Baccalaureate Professional Development workshop on Saturday. On Sunday, Nadia and I exercised. She swam laps at her gym while I rode my bicycle along the Ankhor Canal. We then played a couple sets of tennis at the Olympic Tennis School. We are staying active as we get older to slow down the inevitable decline. I feel fortunate that I can still run and am mobile in the back half of my 50s.
One of my pleasures is taking my dog Obi on a walk in Tashkent. Above left is Mama’s Kitchen restaurant. It is in a restored Soviet-era apartment block in the downtown area. I haven’t tried it, but I like its look and the restored block of flats. The middle photo is a secondary canal near our house. A path alongside the canal gives me a nice 3-kilometer loop. I have not walked there since May and I noticed improvements in the homes as the economy increases in the country. The photo on the right shows wide receiver Jameson Williamson of the Detroit Lions running against the LA Rams. It is so nice to support one of the best teams in the professional American football league. The Lions have not won a championship since 1957 and have suffered years of losing. Last year they were one game away from the Super Bowl and this season they are contenders again. I hope to see a Lions Super Bowl victory in my lifetime.
Ocean, Nadia, and I went to see Beetle Juice, Beetle Juice a follow-up to the 1987 classic movie staring Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder. It was a pleasurable experience with a few laughs and the quirky visuals of director Tim Burton. The 1987 version was so out of left field for its time. Nadia says it feels dated now as she watched it again, but it was a novel experience back in the 1980s. This one was not groundbreaking like the original, but it was light and fun and a good way to spend a Sunday night with my wife and daughter.
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