I am bone tired. We spent another eight days in Knoxville. It was a productive and pleasant trip, but it is wearing on me to keep bouncing back and forth with the baby (and bringing along my mom as well).
We did bookend the trip with celebrities, which was fun. Freddy Prinze Jr. was on our flight out of LaGuardia. He flirted with Alden on the shuttle and then helped Damon take the stroller down the stairs. Very kind. Near the end of our stay at our bed and breakfast (booked by a sweet assistant who was trying to make the trip nice by sending us there instead of a sterile hotel) we were joined by Patricia Neal. She lived in Knoxville for a time and there is a hospital wing there in her name. She was in town for some kind of event. So we all got to have breakfast together. She was every inch the grande dame movie star. She seemed to truly enjoy talking with us and we passed a very pleasant hour together. Now I admit that I know at some point in the last 10 days I had another celebrity contact, but I can’t remember who or how. But I’m positive that I was saying “three celebrities” just a few days ago.
PS — I know I’m rambling.
We leave New York in 11 days. Or 10, I guess, since it’s after midnight. We took Tennessee real estate by storm last week and found a few contenders. Two are tied for first right now. One is old and beautiful, full of charm but with a super-high-end brand-new kitchen. The cabinets alone look like something we could not normally hope to have. But no master bath. And did I mention it’s 70 years old? The neighborhood is gorgeous. Old houses on hilly lots, crazy foliage everywhere. Tall trees, vines, ground cover. The second house is relatively new and pretty modern. It’s a bit smaller. The neighborhood is nice, but can’t begin to compare with the first. The back yard is perfect for Alden. It has a lovely master bath. We hired a contractor to go out to house one tomorrow morning and let us know what it would take to get a master bath in there somewhere. The jury is still out, but right now I’m leaning to new. It’s been a hard year. We deserve an easy house.
But before any of that happens we will be bunking in a temporary apartment. We were living in corporate housing when Alden was born and it looks like he might spend his first birthday there too. Poor baby. I planned for him to be a sheltered little flower, but instead he’s already flown so many times I lost count long ago. I’d love to throw him a party in his very own house. I think, aside from that, the temp housing will be fine. It’s roomy, there’s a pool and gym, there’s a washer and dryer (praise the lord) in the unit.
There’s no better note to end on than a washer and dryer, so now I’ll stop nattering in your ear and go to bed.
jaysaint 
Posted by terracinque on August 16, 2008 at 4:40 am
When, and why, would Patricia Neal have lived in Knoxville?
Posted by terracinque on August 16, 2008 at 4:40 am
When, and why, would Patricia Neal have lived in Knoxville?
Posted by bwallace1701 on August 16, 2008 at 5:32 am
Patricia Neal
The coincidences continue to mount…
Patricia Neal grew up in Knoxville. The event you spoke of was the Patricia Neal Golf Classic, of which my wife is one of the primary folks running the tournament. It’s sponsored by the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, a part of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center that treats brain and spinal cord injuries, orthopedics and stroke victims (which Ms. Neal suffered as a young woman). I worked the whole tournament Monday shuttling volunteers back and forth from the parking lot 🙂
You probably met her assistant, Janai, who is an opera singer.
Posted by terracinque on August 16, 2008 at 11:57 am
Me? I didn’t meet anybody.
I always assumed Patricia Neal was English, which is why I was surprised she’d live in Knoxville. From IMDB I know see that she’s American, but she was played in The Patricia Neal Story by Glenda Jackson, who is English, and was married to Roald Dahl, of all people, who of course is English.
Posted by bwallace1701 on August 16, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Sorry, I was referring to Jillian…
Posted by bwallace1701 on August 16, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Sorry, I was referring to Jillian…
Posted by bwallace1701 on August 16, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Sorry, I was referring to Jillian…
Posted by bwallace1701 on August 16, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Sorry, I was referring to Jillian…
Posted by bwallace1701 on August 16, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Sorry, I was referring to Jillian…
Posted by terracinque on August 16, 2008 at 11:57 am
Me? I didn’t meet anybody.
I always assumed Patricia Neal was English, which is why I was surprised she’d live in Knoxville. From IMDB I know see that she’s American, but she was played in The Patricia Neal Story by Glenda Jackson, who is English, and was married to Roald Dahl, of all people, who of course is English.
Posted by terracinque on August 16, 2008 at 11:57 am
Me? I didn’t meet anybody.
I always assumed Patricia Neal was English, which is why I was surprised she’d live in Knoxville. From IMDB I know see that she’s American, but she was played in The Patricia Neal Story by Glenda Jackson, who is English, and was married to Roald Dahl, of all people, who of course is English.
Posted by terracinque on August 16, 2008 at 11:57 am
Me? I didn’t meet anybody.
I always assumed Patricia Neal was English, which is why I was surprised she’d live in Knoxville. From IMDB I know see that she’s American, but she was played in The Patricia Neal Story by Glenda Jackson, who is English, and was married to Roald Dahl, of all people, who of course is English.
Posted by terracinque on August 16, 2008 at 11:57 am
Me? I didn’t meet anybody.
I always assumed Patricia Neal was English, which is why I was surprised she’d live in Knoxville. From IMDB I know see that she’s American, but she was played in The Patricia Neal Story by Glenda Jackson, who is English, and was married to Roald Dahl, of all people, who of course is English.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Re: Patricia Neal
And funnier yet… we already knew Jenai.
Jenai lived in our neighborhood in New York until very recently. A very close friend of ours — James — is an opera singer and he and his partner know Jenai well. We saw her at their apartment for dinners and parties quite a few times. So when we heard Patricia Neal was coming we hoped (and were rewarded) that we would see Jenai as well.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Re: Patricia Neal
And funnier yet… we already knew Jenai.
Jenai lived in our neighborhood in New York until very recently. A very close friend of ours — James — is an opera singer and he and his partner know Jenai well. We saw her at their apartment for dinners and parties quite a few times. So when we heard Patricia Neal was coming we hoped (and were rewarded) that we would see Jenai as well.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Re: Patricia Neal
And funnier yet… we already knew Jenai.
Jenai lived in our neighborhood in New York until very recently. A very close friend of ours — James — is an opera singer and he and his partner know Jenai well. We saw her at their apartment for dinners and parties quite a few times. So when we heard Patricia Neal was coming we hoped (and were rewarded) that we would see Jenai as well.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Re: Patricia Neal
And funnier yet… we already knew Jenai.
Jenai lived in our neighborhood in New York until very recently. A very close friend of ours — James — is an opera singer and he and his partner know Jenai well. We saw her at their apartment for dinners and parties quite a few times. So when we heard Patricia Neal was coming we hoped (and were rewarded) that we would see Jenai as well.
Posted by bwallace1701 on August 16, 2008 at 5:32 am
Patricia Neal
The coincidences continue to mount…
Patricia Neal grew up in Knoxville. The event you spoke of was the Patricia Neal Golf Classic, of which my wife is one of the primary folks running the tournament. It’s sponsored by the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, a part of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center that treats brain and spinal cord injuries, orthopedics and stroke victims (which Ms. Neal suffered as a young woman). I worked the whole tournament Monday shuttling volunteers back and forth from the parking lot 🙂
You probably met her assistant, Janai, who is an opera singer.
Posted by bwallace1701 on August 16, 2008 at 5:32 am
Patricia Neal
The coincidences continue to mount…
Patricia Neal grew up in Knoxville. The event you spoke of was the Patricia Neal Golf Classic, of which my wife is one of the primary folks running the tournament. It’s sponsored by the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, a part of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center that treats brain and spinal cord injuries, orthopedics and stroke victims (which Ms. Neal suffered as a young woman). I worked the whole tournament Monday shuttling volunteers back and forth from the parking lot 🙂
You probably met her assistant, Janai, who is an opera singer.
Posted by bwallace1701 on August 16, 2008 at 5:32 am
Patricia Neal
The coincidences continue to mount…
Patricia Neal grew up in Knoxville. The event you spoke of was the Patricia Neal Golf Classic, of which my wife is one of the primary folks running the tournament. It’s sponsored by the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, a part of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center that treats brain and spinal cord injuries, orthopedics and stroke victims (which Ms. Neal suffered as a young woman). I worked the whole tournament Monday shuttling volunteers back and forth from the parking lot 🙂
You probably met her assistant, Janai, who is an opera singer.
Posted by bwallace1701 on August 16, 2008 at 5:32 am
Patricia Neal
The coincidences continue to mount…
Patricia Neal grew up in Knoxville. The event you spoke of was the Patricia Neal Golf Classic, of which my wife is one of the primary folks running the tournament. It’s sponsored by the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, a part of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center that treats brain and spinal cord injuries, orthopedics and stroke victims (which Ms. Neal suffered as a young woman). I worked the whole tournament Monday shuttling volunteers back and forth from the parking lot 🙂
You probably met her assistant, Janai, who is an opera singer.
Posted by terracinque on August 16, 2008 at 4:40 am
When, and why, would Patricia Neal have lived in Knoxville?
Posted by terracinque on August 16, 2008 at 4:40 am
When, and why, would Patricia Neal have lived in Knoxville?
Posted by terracinque on August 16, 2008 at 4:40 am
When, and why, would Patricia Neal have lived in Knoxville?
Posted by terracinque on August 16, 2008 at 4:40 am
When, and why, would Patricia Neal have lived in Knoxville?
Posted by bwallace1701 on August 16, 2008 at 5:32 am
Patricia Neal
The coincidences continue to mount…
Patricia Neal grew up in Knoxville. The event you spoke of was the Patricia Neal Golf Classic, of which my wife is one of the primary folks running the tournament. It’s sponsored by the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, a part of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center that treats brain and spinal cord injuries, orthopedics and stroke victims (which Ms. Neal suffered as a young woman). I worked the whole tournament Monday shuttling volunteers back and forth from the parking lot 🙂
You probably met her assistant, Janai, who is an opera singer.
Posted by Anonymous on August 16, 2008 at 5:48 am
Curiouser and curiouser
So unusual . . . I stumbled across your journal entry from reading a friend’s journal. I live in Knoxville and was wondering if the first house you are referring to is in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood on Luttrell Street? Big green house with lots of landscaping? If so – I have been oogling it since I first noticed it for sale a couple of months back. I work not too far from there and pass it all the time.
Sorry for the randomness, but I had to quench my curiosity 🙂
Posted by Anonymous on August 16, 2008 at 5:48 am
Curiouser and curiouser
So unusual . . . I stumbled across your journal entry from reading a friend’s journal. I live in Knoxville and was wondering if the first house you are referring to is in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood on Luttrell Street? Big green house with lots of landscaping? If so – I have been oogling it since I first noticed it for sale a couple of months back. I work not too far from there and pass it all the time.
Sorry for the randomness, but I had to quench my curiosity 🙂
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Re: Curiouser and curiouser
I know exactly what house you’re talking about! It’s gorgeous. It’s not the one we’re considering, though. We looked around 4th and Gill, but ultimately decided it was too close to the university for us. The house I’m talking about is in Sequoyah.
Bring the random by any time, I love it. And I could definitely use all the (new) local contacts I can get.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Re: Curiouser and curiouser
I know exactly what house you’re talking about! It’s gorgeous. It’s not the one we’re considering, though. We looked around 4th and Gill, but ultimately decided it was too close to the university for us. The house I’m talking about is in Sequoyah.
Bring the random by any time, I love it. And I could definitely use all the (new) local contacts I can get.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Re: Curiouser and curiouser
I know exactly what house you’re talking about! It’s gorgeous. It’s not the one we’re considering, though. We looked around 4th and Gill, but ultimately decided it was too close to the university for us. The house I’m talking about is in Sequoyah.
Bring the random by any time, I love it. And I could definitely use all the (new) local contacts I can get.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Re: Curiouser and curiouser
I know exactly what house you’re talking about! It’s gorgeous. It’s not the one we’re considering, though. We looked around 4th and Gill, but ultimately decided it was too close to the university for us. The house I’m talking about is in Sequoyah.
Bring the random by any time, I love it. And I could definitely use all the (new) local contacts I can get.
Posted by Anonymous on August 16, 2008 at 5:48 am
Curiouser and curiouser
So unusual . . . I stumbled across your journal entry from reading a friend’s journal. I live in Knoxville and was wondering if the first house you are referring to is in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood on Luttrell Street? Big green house with lots of landscaping? If so – I have been oogling it since I first noticed it for sale a couple of months back. I work not too far from there and pass it all the time.
Sorry for the randomness, but I had to quench my curiosity 🙂
Posted by Anonymous on August 16, 2008 at 5:48 am
Curiouser and curiouser
So unusual . . . I stumbled across your journal entry from reading a friend’s journal. I live in Knoxville and was wondering if the first house you are referring to is in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood on Luttrell Street? Big green house with lots of landscaping? If so – I have been oogling it since I first noticed it for sale a couple of months back. I work not too far from there and pass it all the time.
Sorry for the randomness, but I had to quench my curiosity 🙂
Posted by Anonymous on August 16, 2008 at 5:48 am
Curiouser and curiouser
So unusual . . . I stumbled across your journal entry from reading a friend’s journal. I live in Knoxville and was wondering if the first house you are referring to is in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood on Luttrell Street? Big green house with lots of landscaping? If so – I have been oogling it since I first noticed it for sale a couple of months back. I work not too far from there and pass it all the time.
Sorry for the randomness, but I had to quench my curiosity 🙂
Posted by Anonymous on August 16, 2008 at 5:48 am
Curiouser and curiouser
So unusual . . . I stumbled across your journal entry from reading a friend’s journal. I live in Knoxville and was wondering if the first house you are referring to is in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood on Luttrell Street? Big green house with lots of landscaping? If so – I have been oogling it since I first noticed it for sale a couple of months back. I work not too far from there and pass it all the time.
Sorry for the randomness, but I had to quench my curiosity 🙂
Posted by terracinque on August 16, 2008 at 11:57 am
Me? I didn’t meet anybody.
I always assumed Patricia Neal was English, which is why I was surprised she’d live in Knoxville. From IMDB I know see that she’s American, but she was played in The Patricia Neal Story by Glenda Jackson, who is English, and was married to Roald Dahl, of all people, who of course is English.
Posted by bwallace1701 on August 16, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Sorry, I was referring to Jillian…
Posted by cinnabari on August 16, 2008 at 2:57 pm
There’s no better note to end on than a washer and dryer
Damn straight. That’s top of my list, next place we live. My goals are small, but very focused.
Posted by cinnabari on August 16, 2008 at 2:57 pm
There’s no better note to end on than a washer and dryer
Damn straight. That’s top of my list, next place we live. My goals are small, but very focused.
Posted by Anonymous on August 17, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Oh yeah. My desires are not extravagant, but they are definite.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:32 pm
That was me.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:32 pm
That was me.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:32 pm
That was me.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:32 pm
That was me.
Posted by Anonymous on August 17, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Oh yeah. My desires are not extravagant, but they are definite.
Posted by Anonymous on August 17, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Oh yeah. My desires are not extravagant, but they are definite.
Posted by Anonymous on August 17, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Oh yeah. My desires are not extravagant, but they are definite.
Posted by cinnabari on August 16, 2008 at 2:57 pm
There’s no better note to end on than a washer and dryer
Damn straight. That’s top of my list, next place we live. My goals are small, but very focused.
Posted by cinnabari on August 16, 2008 at 2:57 pm
There’s no better note to end on than a washer and dryer
Damn straight. That’s top of my list, next place we live. My goals are small, but very focused.
Posted by cinnabari on August 16, 2008 at 2:57 pm
There’s no better note to end on than a washer and dryer
Damn straight. That’s top of my list, next place we live. My goals are small, but very focused.
Posted by cinnabari on August 16, 2008 at 2:57 pm
There’s no better note to end on than a washer and dryer
Damn straight. That’s top of my list, next place we live. My goals are small, but very focused.
Posted by steakums on August 16, 2008 at 4:16 pm
I’m so glad you’ll be heading south soon. You have guest bedrooms in both choices, correct? 🙂
Posted by steakums on August 16, 2008 at 4:16 pm
I’m so glad you’ll be heading south soon. You have guest bedrooms in both choices, correct? 🙂
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:34 pm
With toiletries and robes, even. All my time in hotels will pay off for our guests. I cannot wait to have you up for the weekend (or longer).
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:34 pm
With toiletries and robes, even. All my time in hotels will pay off for our guests. I cannot wait to have you up for the weekend (or longer).
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:34 pm
With toiletries and robes, even. All my time in hotels will pay off for our guests. I cannot wait to have you up for the weekend (or longer).
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:34 pm
With toiletries and robes, even. All my time in hotels will pay off for our guests. I cannot wait to have you up for the weekend (or longer).
Posted by steakums on August 16, 2008 at 4:16 pm
I’m so glad you’ll be heading south soon. You have guest bedrooms in both choices, correct? 🙂
Posted by steakums on August 16, 2008 at 4:16 pm
I’m so glad you’ll be heading south soon. You have guest bedrooms in both choices, correct? 🙂
Posted by steakums on August 16, 2008 at 4:16 pm
I’m so glad you’ll be heading south soon. You have guest bedrooms in both choices, correct? 🙂
Posted by steakums on August 16, 2008 at 4:16 pm
I’m so glad you’ll be heading south soon. You have guest bedrooms in both choices, correct? 🙂
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Re: Patricia Neal
And funnier yet… we already knew Jenai.
Jenai lived in our neighborhood in New York until very recently. A very close friend of ours — James — is an opera singer and he and his partner know Jenai well. We saw her at their apartment for dinners and parties quite a few times. So when we heard Patricia Neal was coming we hoped (and were rewarded) that we would see Jenai as well.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Re: Curiouser and curiouser
I know exactly what house you’re talking about! It’s gorgeous. It’s not the one we’re considering, though. We looked around 4th and Gill, but ultimately decided it was too close to the university for us. The house I’m talking about is in Sequoyah.
Bring the random by any time, I love it. And I could definitely use all the (new) local contacts I can get.
Posted by Anonymous on August 17, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Oh yeah. My desires are not extravagant, but they are definite.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:32 pm
That was me.
Posted by jaysaint on August 17, 2008 at 9:34 pm
With toiletries and robes, even. All my time in hotels will pay off for our guests. I cannot wait to have you up for the weekend (or longer).