Oh, the weather outside is frightful

Today I drove to work by way of the San Timoteo Canyon, through snow flurries. Sure, it was about 85 degrees. Apparently, yesterday was the birthday of a zillion little white moths, and they celebrated by dancing through the canyon. So pretty!

I do NOT want to look at the grill of my car...

My Summer Romance

I've finished Season 1 of Bones; now I am beginning Sports Night. And on the trusted recommendation of Adam, who labeled it "best show ever to make it to network tv", I'm starting Firefly. So far, it's kind of Sanford and Son Are Saving Private Ryan from the Deathstar. Burn Notice is up for next week.

I'm starting Firefly right now. Hey, is that fellow playing Captain Mal Brendon Fraser's stunt double?

See the USA in your Chevrolet...

Yesterday, Sarah asked me to go to Raceway Ford to look at a Kia minivan with her. We decided to stop by two little used car lots near our homes before we drove to Raceway. We are among a large part of the Riverside population that has had memorable experiences at Raceway...and not in a good way! Anyway, the first place had the consumate used car salesman: loud, patterned shirt and shiny pleated dress pants, tassles on his loafers. When Sarah asked if he had for anything for $5000, he answered, "Yes, I sure do. I have this one for just $7400, and this one for $6800." Hmmm. good math skills, fella.

The second guy had a little white Chevy Malibu he would sell her for $5000. It needed a new manifold gasket, which he is having his mechanic fix tomorrow. He is including a 50/50 warranty, which means if anything goes wrong in the next 30 days, he'll split the cost of repairs.

I think she's making her best choice. She's very excited. She told me Bill asked if I could go with her when she went back to pay for the car, because even though they are adults, it would be nice to have a "grown up" go with her. But I didn't go. I went out to dinner with Krista instead. Sarah was a grown up all by herself.

Isn't she big?

Mr. Barbeque

I'll probably never ever do this because it involves touching meat with something other than a knife and fork (ew), but I think it's very cool. Someone try it and tell me if it works.

I just have to admit that it's all coming back to me...

Tonight Robbie was playing a Mario game on the Wii, and at one point, he warped to a different level. Remember the sound of a Mario warp ... think back, back, back into your childhood memory ... got it?

So is it just me, or is that the same bomp-bomp sound at the beginning of Law and Order?

Why? Because we LIKE you!

My homage to the Hidden Mickey.

How do you say "Kablooey" in Hindi?

Today I was copying a CD into my itunes. Things were going quite well, when suddenly there was a loud CRACK! and little bits of shiny silver plastic rained down all over my carpet.

If you need me tomorrow, I'll be on the phone to India.