Dining with the Activists & Bloggers

I’ve done more socializing this week than I’ve done in probably over a year. After the Progressive Radio broadcast on Monday evening, I went to the East End Café with Alan Muller of Green Delaware, Martha Denison from the Civic League for New Castle County, and Marian Peleski, the co-host and producer for the Progressive Radio program. It was a gathering of aging lefty activists discussing what you probably expect: the political outrages of the present age. But there was less of that talk than you might expect. Mostly we discussed the mounting aches and pains of growing older. Our group commiserations were enjoyable.

Tonight I met with Mike M. of Down with Absolutes. I met with Mike before (see “Meeting Mike”). I also met with Hube the blogger of the now offline “Hubes Cube” and a contributing writer for the blog The Colossus of Rhodey. As far as I can tell, Hube is a quasi-libertarian conservative and, to put it kindly, we have locked horns a few times on Delaware Watch and Down with Absolutes. Describing it more accurately, we’ve had some shit fights.

We all met at the La Fonde restaurant in Elsmere at Hube’s suggestion (as was the meeting itself). Hube made an excellent choice. La Fonda offers great authentic Mexican food at reasonable prices. Hube is quite proficient in Spanish and he and his wife have done many things to help the immigrant family who operate the business.

It turns out that I am acquainted with Hube’s wife. Without exaggeration she is one the most genuinely friendly persons I have ever met. She radiates kindness and, as I discovered this evening, so does Hube.

Thanks Hube for making the evening possible. I look forward to the next time you, Mike and I can get together again.