After a very productive day, we had dinner with some friends (Chad and Kristen) and their two wonderful boys--Xander (3 ish) and Drew (18 months).  Chad prepared a delicious meal of seasoned lamb shanks on a bed of wilted spinach, topped with gorgonzola cheese.  Yummy!

After dinner and catching up...it had been a year since we'd seen them...they treated us to a demonstration of their Wii.  For those not in the know, a Wii is a wireless video game system that allows for 360 degree movement--much freer than the old, wired game systems.

Dan and Chad played a bit of Lego Star Wars.  Then Xander, Dan, Chad and I all played a couple of rounds on Super Mario Cart.  I never was much good at that game when it was wired.  So I'm proud to say that I came in next to last three times.  Twice, I beat the three year old. 

Once, I was beaten by Chad and Xander.  Coming in next to last can feel pretty good at times.

I am tempted.  Mightily tempted.

Maybe there's room for a couple of almost-50-year-olds in the Wii generation?

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