Michele: Yes, you are beautiful and so was that spa.

Anita: Thanks for the Torrez link. I was going to tell my wife about that story at breakfast this morning, but then the cat brought a mouse and distracted me.

Willow: thanks for that story. The uncle, how did he manage that, to complement a young woman on her body? I’m always afraid I’d come across as a creep if I said something like, “I bet you look great naked” to a young woman.

Melly: Yes, Melly.

Pat: If you like Hundertwasser, there’s also an apartment house in Vienna he designed. I am a fan of his, although sometimes I think he was sort of playing the role of the wild artist… which I suppose is not a bad idea financially. We’ve encountered him in person three times. First, Alpha got into an argument with him about 21 years ago, saying he was not a genuine artist because all he did was paint these spirals year after year; this was funny because she started that argument at the ceremony to award him the Austrian State Medal for Art. Ha ha. Second, I interviewed him about 19 years ago for a newspaper in Vienna, and finally um, around that time, he walked up to me in Seattle, on the campus of the University of Washington, introduced himself and said he was looking for [woman's name]. I said, “Oh, yes, of course, Mr. Hundertwasser” as if everyone in Seattle was a big fan of his. Then the woman appeared – some architecture professor – and collared him and dragged him off. He had just arrived from Brazil, he told me before they left, and someone in a large red convertible had dropped him off and he was lost. Jetlag, I guess. Anyway.

For me at that time that was the best comment ever. up to this day.

Hey, you know what? I AM beautiful. In that Salvador Dali sort of way.

Glad you had a good time, that spa is absolutely gorgeous looking.