And before you know it
It’s nothing but
work work work all the time!

I think I averaged 60 hours a week for the last few weeks and managed to miss every possible amount of daylight that I could. But now the work’s done. And it’s time to relax. I’m looking forward to a weekend as great as the last one:
Last Saturday we discovered a really good Thai restaurant on San Pablo - one that’s been there for years, but I had never gone into. Was so good that we got take out from them two days later - medium spicy is hecka spicy - BUT SO GOOD! Had a good time over dinner catching up with recently transplanted cousins from Munich - it’s nice to have family so close!

That night, Evelyn & Scott managed to convince me to not work on Sunday like I had planned and to instead spend the day hiking in shockingly sunny Point Reyes and watching them enjoy oysters by Tamales Bay. It ended up being a fabulous and much needed break - I’ve termed these breaks a “sharpening of the sword”. A moment to hone what’s dull. The view out to Pacific was clear and blue and warm and calm and spectacular. A real treat, and I couldn’t think of a better way to have spent a Sunday! I was so happy, I even hugged a tree. Almost got run over by a cyclist, but neither the tree nor I were worse for wear.
So far so good this weekend. After work on Friday, Kyle and I went for a walk with Bailey and perched on our sunny porch enjoying a glass of wine, my feebled guitar strumming - and Bailey’s ever so sweet howling voice as the sun set. A sunny deck and a NY Times crossword puzzle, and I’d say life’s kinda pleasant right now.

If you don’t come across
I’ll be down

We saw Wordplay last night at the Albany twin. I’ve been a huge fan of Will Shortz since he was the editor at Games magazine, and the movie confirmed that the guy has a wicked sense of humor. Twas fun to watch it in a theater since I could be nerdy like the rest of the puzzlers in the room and yell out answers. Kyle kept quiet.
Did a NY Times Saturday puzzle this morning on the deck (a heavenly way to spend a Saturday morning I might add). It was very clever - and I finished it for once, which means that I’m feeling rather clever myself. Sudokus are so last year….

The pictures (and a couple of videos) of our trip to Boonville can be seen here. Given that it was 108°F it was no surprise that Bailey spent as much time as possible in the pond. We did manage to drink a lot of the local brew and visit a very dog friendly winery. Kai, Baileys buddy from Milo, came along since we were watching her for a couple of weeks.