Nothing to do in Binghamton???
I’ve heard that since I was young, probably said it myself several times. So let’s take a look at our last few days.
Thursday, March 12th saw us at the Anderson Center to see the National Chinese Acrobatic team. In general they were spectacular, but specifically one young girl stood out. About the size of a minute, she walked out, grabbed a pole with one hand and did a hand stand. No great effort, she was simply facing us and blink she was facing us upside down supported by one hand on the top of a pole. She then did all sorts of moves and revolutions totally supported by that one arm. When the arm got tired, she did a one, two, three switch and flipped from being supported by her right hand to being supported by her left hand. The strength required was astronomical.
Saturday morning brought us to the events center to watch the Binghamton Bearcats defeat UMBC for a place in the NCAA Tournament. The game was exciting as Binghamton managed to turn a ten point lead into a nail biter. That night we were off to the Forum to watch the Binghamton Philharmonic put on a show entitled Celtic Fire. Nor was that our only available choice. The Hooley was being held up the street at St. Catherine’s, a private party was going on in Owego that we were invited to and several other establishments were doing shows that seemed like fun.
On a much more personal adventure, we went car shopping on Monday. We thought this might be a good time to quit supporting two cars and combine into one newer chariot. We went to a local dealer where one of Kay’s X students works. Mark Hall has always treated us very well and I have never been anything but pleased with the service. Being the revolutionary thinkers we are and ready for a gigantic change in our driving lives, we traded the two green Toyota Camrys we are presently driving, for a silver, green Toyota Camry. Talk about a walk on the wild side!
Today I went over early and helped clean up stables, water horses, halter and lead them to pasture, then ride for an hour. We rode outside for part of that time and it was glorious. I simply love being around horses. But, I would never be a good horse owner because the horse would be spoiled rotten in a short time. And one thing I have learned is that they spoil really easily. It is a lot like dealing with a room full of kindergarten kids. One slip and you have lost control. Having a twelve hundred pound unruly child is a lot worse than having a 45 pound unruly child.
So anyway, my point is Binghamton seems to have quite a bit going on. Maybe people just need to get off the fat part of their anatomy and go look for it.