My Life of IHOP, Art Museums, and Shirtless Gay Men Doing Tae Bo

What a fun holiday weekend...and not just because I didn't have to come into work for 3 days. On Saturday, Darren, Liesel, and I went to Cincinnati to go to IHOP (as is our Labor Day Saturday tradition). Of course the food was delicious. After all, that's why we went.

Afterward, we headed over to the Cincinnati Museum of Art, which has free admission. The museum highlights for me were the orange 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400S (1 of 140 built) that was on display and the exhibit of Saul Steinberg's art. Also, Liesel assuming the "booty position" of an African carving every time she walked past it added to the fun. Before leaving the museum, we went to check out the gift shop where a couple of gay guys were making inane comments about some of the wares to the workers. It was kind of amusing, but didn't think too much of it. As we were in the car leaving, one of those guys came out the front entrance, removed his shirt, and made Tae Bo-style air-punching movements. Very odd, very amusing, very Cincinnati. We finished the evening over at Casa de Kautz, where Chris joined us for Wine and Cheese Party.

On Sunday I finally got to race my car this year. I had forgotten how much fun it was. My body was literally shaking after my first run from all the adrenaline that was running through it. That's a fun feeling.

Monday was pretty relaxing.

The only way the weekend could have been better is if I had a "friend" to go with us on Saturday to make things a foursome. Oh well, that's how life goes.