having a great time

Here’s a nice, long-winded catch up post.  Let me tell you what’s been going on lately:

Finally, I got that sun I was looking for! Both Sunday and yesterday were absolutely beautiful!!

Now that the SO has had the Vegas experience, it's time to branch out to California. We got up early Sunday morning and headed west through the desert to the hills of Orange County (on the recommendation of a friend whose family lives there--I wanted to avoid L.A. traffic).

I try not to get too excited about things, even when I'm having a great time. Soon enough, it will be over, and then a wave of dejectedness at the mundane washes over me like so much Tennessee River water. But you're not here to hear about that.

First of all, I want to extend a heartfelt comforting word to the families of the victims of last night's storms, even though it's hard to determine what word(s) would suffice. Just know that the rest of us are thinking of you.

Now, t

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