Night with the guys

I spent Sunday afternoon cooking up a storm and, as part of the global adopt-a-bachelor program, invited over Cuttino, whose wife is working in Kutaisi for a few weeks.

Larisa had to get her nails done so it was just me and the guys. The nice thing about cooking for bachelors is they don't seem to mind if the lasagna is a touch crunchy or the meal is missing essential food groups (like vegetables).

After dinner, we played a few hands of cards (and watched part of a James Bond movie while waiting for Vakhtang to help get Cuttino's car started) and I marveled at Anri's skill at keeping a lively conversation going by asking such probing questions as:

• What do you think killed the dinosaurs? (And its corollary: What's your favorite dinosaur? His is T. rex, naturally. Boys.)
• Do you like ice hockey?
• Have you ever been hypnotized?

We adults also sampled a bit of the fresh wine and didn't mind at all that it is no longer quite so fresh.