{"id":12160,"date":"2012-05-27T09:48:52","date_gmt":"2012-05-27T14:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=12160"},"modified":"2012-05-27T11:50:44","modified_gmt":"2012-05-27T16:50:44","slug":"long-weekend-a-relaxing-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/27\/long-weekend-a-relaxing-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Long weekend: A relaxing Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contrary to popular belief, my life Downtown is not all about the bars. Sometimes it&#8217;s just about relaxing with friends. Yesterday was one of those days. Those turn out to be the best days. I was invited to a &#8220;kiddie pool party&#8221; on the roof of Barton Flats, a way to watch the Sunset Symphony fireworks without dealing with the crowds at Tom Lee Park. As I headed down there, I stopped by City Market for PBR. The smallest they had was an 18-pack, so I went with it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0558.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12161\" title=\"IMG_0558\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0558.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0558.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0558.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0558.jpg?resize=112%2C150 112w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0558.jpg?resize=400%2C533 400w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0558.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Frank enjoying a hot dog in the pool<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0559.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12162\" title=\"IMG_0559\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0559.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0559.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0559.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0559.jpg?resize=112%2C150 112w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0559.jpg?resize=400%2C533 400w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0559.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chad: &#8220;Boys, why do you keep squirting my pee-pee with water guns?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0560.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12163\" title=\"IMG_0560\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0560.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0560.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0560.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0560.jpg?resize=112%2C150 112w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0560.jpg?resize=400%2C533 400w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0560.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Otto (far right) explaining to us how WordPress the company works. Otto is something of a celebrity in the WordPress world and we were commenting how to us, Otto is just a normal guy. Did we call Otto normal last night? May need to re-think that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0561.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12164\" title=\"IMG_0561\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0561.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0561.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0561.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0561.jpg?resize=112%2C150 112w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0561.jpg?resize=400%2C533 400w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0561.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Barton Flats sunset over the foot of Mud Island<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0562.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12165\" title=\"IMG_0562\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0562.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0562.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0562.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0562.jpg?resize=112%2C150 112w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0562.jpg?resize=400%2C533 400w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_0562.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">About 10 minutes later<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I knew Saturday night in the Downtown core would be a mess, with thousands of people swarming into the bars when Sunset Symphony let out. Early in the day I hatched a plan to escape south to Max&#8217;s Sports Bar. However, I never made it because my friends had an even better plan: Game night at their condo at Barton Flats. I really didn&#8217;t miss being out at all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We played Taboo, a game where your teammates have to guess a word, based on descriptions you give. The five most common words associated with your word are listed and you can&#8217;t use them in the descriptions. So when my turn came, I was given the word &#8220;BARE.&#8221; My clue: &#8220;If you pull down a tube top, the breasts are this.&#8221; There are games I have a natural talent for (pool, poker) and games I will eternally suck at (darts, cornhole). Taboo seems to be in the first category.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The game broke up at 1:15, just in time for me to make last call at the Saucer. I shut down the Saucer, then the Blind Bear. I easily could have lost my Bear mayorship yesterday, except my competition was on the same rooftop I was. To bed at 3:20, up at 9:20, time to do it again. Skipping brunch at the Majestic this morning, because our friend in town from Mexico is cooking paella today. I&#8217;ll hit the Saucer at 12 then head over there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contrary to popular belief, my life Downtown is not all about the bars. Sometimes it&#8217;s just about relaxing with friends. Yesterday was one of those days. Those turn out to be the best days. I was invited to a &#8220;kiddie pool party&#8221; on the roof of Barton Flats, a way to watch the Sunset Symphony &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/27\/long-weekend-a-relaxing-saturday\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Long weekend: A relaxing Saturday&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12160"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12160"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12170,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12160\/revisions\/12170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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