Hello I am back and tanned and fatter. The beach was swell and we had a fine time visiting with family and pals. My only complaint was that we tried to see Nate of EdgeDweller fame, but had a bit of a scheduling problem on our end, so it didn't happen. Shoot. Here are my stats from the last 10 or so days...
Number of people seen barefoot using a public bathroom: 2 - USAir flight to nyc. Bathroom was filthy. Guy was walking around cabin barefoot. - Gas station on hwy74 near where 74 crosses I-95. Gas station was manned by 4 or 5 jovial southern ladies who seemed to be having a great time. Barefoot man pulls up in car with NY plates and walks in to use the very messy and very wet bathroom. Patrons stare and smirk. WTF?
Coolest birds ever: hummingbirds in mother-in-law's yard humming birds rock. Ma wanted us to try to film or photograph them, so I perched on the porch railing with the camera right underneath their feeder. They chirped and buzzed around me and dived bomb me a few times. Finally they figured i wasn't too much of a danger, and buzzed around me and their feeder. Nifty birds.
Dreams about my old boss at the camera shop while I was at the beach: 2 I had two very vivid dreams about my old job I had at the camera shop. I was helping my old boss somehow. The reason I mention this is there is a great section in the book I THOUGHT MY FATHER WAS GOD about dreams and how people have the dreams about someone, and then they find out they are really in trouble or whatnot. So I am wondering if he is OK.
Acts of violence by 3yr olds: 2 At the rehearsal dinner, the bride's sister's 3 yr old punched the crap outta her mom. Seven days later, Scott's kid head butts Mrs. Robot's forehead. It makes a sound that still haunts me. Really.
Number of birds killed by usair flight to LGA: 1 We taxi down the runway, lift off, and immediately notice a awful smell. The pilot circles back to the airport to check the engines. A bird had gotten sucked into the engine. Sad. The plane leaves about 2 hours later.
