LuLu's Restaurant, Jimmy Buffett's sister

• LuLu's is a casual bar and restaurant outside of the Homeport Marina. We were told that there's always a chance that Jimmy will drop in. There was entertainment the entire weekend but Jimmy never showed up. LuLu wasn't there either!
• Back in 1964 I worked for a company, United Technical Publications, in Garden City. My boss, Dorothy R., was an absolute doll. I stopped working after Sean was born but continued to keep in touch with Dorothy. We would send notes with our Christmas cards. Anyway, some years ago Dorothy moved to Alabama. I called her from the Homeport and she came down to meet me at LuLu's. There was no band playing when we got there, we were the first table next to the stage. We were talking away, 40 years worth of reminiscing, a member of the band came us to us and said, "You two look like you're having a great conversation, I'm about to start playing and the speaker is right next to you, would you like me to have your waitress move you to another table?" Of course we were moved. I know, you think I'm going to say it was Jimmy...but it was just a local band. We continued to talk for the next few hours, it was great to see her.
• Again the weather did not cooperate, we rented a car and went to the National Museum of Naval Aviation. We went to the IMAX theater and saw "Hurricane on the Bayou." It was all about Hurricane Katrina. We were right in the middle of it, I could feel the wind in my face, what devastation. The dramatic recreation of the Hoa Lo Prison, the Vietnam P.O.W. camp gave me the creeps. How can humans be so cruel? Mike went in a Blue Angel cockpit, it was a little cramped for him. The first plane to fly the Atlantic, combat planes from Midway, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq. Even I could have spent hours here.
• You'll love this...At the marina there was a Meridian dealership. Just for fun we went to look...we must really be sick in the head. We found a 45'9" cockpit motoryacht. It had a washer and dryer (you have no idea how much I spend a week on laundry), central vac system, 2 full heads I could fill this page with the extras. Two state rooms the size of a hotel room. We talked to the salesman and he invited us to a cocktail party. The next thing I know we are negotiating a deal. What a hoot it would be to come home with a new boat, 13' bigger. Anyway, we came to our senses in time. The laundry did not justify the loss we would take on our current boat.