June 3, 2004

Street Talk by Shari Kaplan

What did you do over the long Memorial Day weekend?
(Asked at Almaden Oaks Shopping Center)


“We put our flag out on the front porch. We also watched bits and pieces of the new World War II Memorial dedication on TV. On Monday, I watched the Eisenhower special on TV with Tom Selleck. We also went to church on Sunday and the last song of the service was ‘Let There Be Peace on Earth,’ which was nice.”

Larry Stephenson, 68
Almaden Valley
Retired

“I worked most of the weekend. I’m in the property management field and I work almost every Saturday and Sunday. I didn’t work Monday, but that’s one of my days off anyway. I went to a barbecue at my boyfriend’s father’s house on Monday.”

Katie Schroeder, 28
North San Jose
Property management

“We don’t usually go too far on the weekend; it’s too crowded. Saturday I worked in the yard pretty much all day. On Sunday I went to a barbecue all afternoon and didn’t get home until evening. We also played progressive rummy.”

Ron Davis, 72
Blossom Valley
Retired electrical engineer


“I spent Memorial Day relaxing in the sun as a lifeguard, making sure everyone had a safe and fun time. I work at the Crossgates pool at McAbee and Peralta. On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, I picked up a new car that I’d bought on Thursday.”

B.J. Fulton, 17
Almaden Valley
Lifeguard and high school junior

“I work at Jamba Juice and basically I spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday making sure everyone had nice, cool refreshments for the hot weekend. Saturday especially was non-stop smoothie making! On Monday, the Crossgates pool where my friends work had a barbecue, so I hung out there and went swimming.”

Will Caillat, 17
Almaden Valley
Smoothie maker and high school junior

“I had my neighbors over on Sunday for a barbecue. I don’t really like hamburgers and hot dogs; we had nice things like tri-tip and shrimp! We went swimming in the pool and just had a fun time.”

Rosemari Pesl, 62
Almaden Valley
Homemaker, retired deli manager