A snuggle and a kissie...

We just returned from a quick trip to Seattle. We hadn't seen Shelby May in person since January, and felt the need for some hugs and kisses.

Shelby has grown up so much in the last 3 months... and not just in size. Now she can run, talk, and sing a half dozen songs... on key, too! And she's quite the personality kid.

A hair raisng story

I used to go to a fancy barber shop. After years of paying high prices for uninspired haircuts by pretentious "stylists", I decided to forego prestige. My strategy was to go to Supercuts and audition barbers until I found one I liked,. It took a few months and a few scalpings, but it was worth it. I found Theresa.

I've been very pleased with her haircuts, and her upbeat chatter makes it fun to get a trim. She clalims she's even better with woman's haircuts, so I've been lobbying Nancy to give it a try. She finally did, but she was pretty skeptical.

The other kind of Heavy Metal

Most of the visitors to my gym use the machines, but some of us prefer the clang of heavy metal.  Welcome to the weightroom.

Good boy, Clyde

I met Clyde in 2002. He "guarded" the pickup truck while his partner, Joe, made his daily visit to the coffee shop. Joe always backed the truck in, so Clyde could keep an eye on him and flirt with passers-by. And could he ever flirt.

Clyde was a Golden Retriever/Yellow Lab mix, bred to be a helper dog. He flunked out of training school, and was sold as a pet, but he still had the empathy he was bred for. It was impossible to look at Clyde and not come over to pet him.

Rylee's New Home

We drove down to S. Cal last week to see Colby, Kristy, and Rylee's new home in Newport Beach. We brought some tools and muscle to help them get it ready for their move-in later this month.  Rylee has spent her first 8 months as an apartment dweller, so she enjoyed the new experience of picking the grass in her  very own front yard.