Manic Monday

Monday night was crazy. Earlier in the day, Ann had sent me a picture of my wonderful neighbor -- you already know I'm being fatuous -- standing in the street next to his car. That is, his damaged car. Turns out that another resident on our street came flying around the corner at their usual … Continue reading Manic Monday

A Summer That Won’t Suck: Las Vegas 

Good morning from Las Vegas! In this continuing series, this weekend we find ourselves in Sin City where the high was a balmy 115 degrees yesterday.  But you know, it's a "dry heat" as the joke goes. Not only that, but we also got a nice thunderstorm show. This was a screencap from a video … Continue reading A Summer That Won’t Suck: Las Vegas 

A Summer That Won’t Suck, Outing 3

Yesterday we logged just under 100 miles in our adventure down south to San Clemente. This is when we’re happy to have such a fuel-efficient little vehicle, even if Anthony is starting to have difficulty fitting in the back seat. He’s a tall kid. Today, we headed the opposite direction and hit a few places … Continue reading A Summer That Won’t Suck, Outing 3

A Summer That Won’t Suck, Outing 2

Happy Friday! It was most definitely a happy one for me since I used one of my paid Summer Days to extend my Father’s Day/anniversary weekend by one day. And yes, it was worth it. Today’s adventure took us someplace we had been just a month prior but because Ann wanted a pair of sandals … Continue reading A Summer That Won’t Suck, Outing 2

A Summer That Won’t Suck, Outing 1: Petersen Automotive Museum

Well, if there’s anything that will get me blogging with regular frequency, it’s going out and doing things. And that’s exactly what the kid and I did today. He had heard about an event going on at the Petersen Automotive Museum months ago: a Lamborghini cruise-in. He’s really into said cars right now (to the … Continue reading A Summer That Won’t Suck, Outing 1: Petersen Automotive Museum