Time Marches On

March already, and the blog has been badly neglected. Not the only blog neglected, to be sure. In fact, all my posts are infrequent for no good reason except that life goes on. To get back in the swing of things, here is a photo taken on a "birthday lunch" with my friend Tina. Our outing was a few weeks late of my birthday, but what we lacked in accuracy we made up for in panache. We decided to cruise on down to OB for a burger at Hodad's on Newport. Probably the best burgers and fries in town - and it's a big town! I'm talking best in San Diego, not just OB. Maybe the best cheeseburgers ever created. There was a short line at the door, not bad for a Friday lunch. Fate - or timing - was on our side, as the guy at the door (can't really call him a host; maybe "dude" is better) asked if we'd like to eat in the bus. Yay! One of the outstanding architectural features of Hodad's is half an old VW bus stuck to one wall. Diners so lucky as to be invited to eat in the bus have a wooden plank (with much beloved initial carving) to eat off, where the dashboard once was. Here we are, happy as clams, waiting for our perfect burger plates. And yes, they were perfect! You can take the old hippie out of OB, but you can't really ever take OB out of the old hippie.

Busy

Busy and happy. Jana and family are here, so there has been no time for blogging or much of anything else. This morning, Alex is back to sleep and doesn't seem to mind my typing next to him. So I will include a few photos and log off. Lynlee at the beach and with Shelley and Brandon in Yuma. Details to follow. Yay for grandkids!

Refrigerator Art

For those of you who are acquainted with my fridge, this may come as a shock. It is more tidy. Before you faint, it is not the INSIDE that is tidy. And of course I didn't actually say TIDY, just MORE TIDY. We bought a big plastic package of magnetic clips at Costco on Saturday, and I came right home and threw away all the extraneous garbage on the fridge doors. So the magnetic roach is gone, along with the yellowing cartoons and the magnetic business cards from people I can't remember and don't want to call. Rubios and Chili's made the cut - gotta have their numbers handy. And the dentist remains, although I'd love to pitch him. What is mostly left is a grandmotherly shrine to the cutest kids ever. I feel it is my duty to share their glory with anyone and everyone at the least hint of interest - and of course they must be prominently displayed on the freezer door. Now the darlings are all lined up, as though by magic, held to the door with new magnetic clips - that match! Yowza! Who's fridge is that anyway?! In honor of the grandkid shrine, I will be sharing some fridge photos in my next few blogs, starting with the latest Alex picture. See above. I know you are interested.

The Other Blog

It isn't that I haven't been blogging - it's just that I've been blogging on the Other Blog: the bug blog, which keeps me busy each day. If you haven't checked it out yet, take a look at today's quiz. I decided if Ken Jennings can do Tuesday Trivia, I can do a bug quiz each Tuesday. Ants are the topic today - so find out how much you really know about them by clicking here. The really good news is that tomorrow I'll blog the answers to today's quiz, so I won't have to come up with another bug to discuss. Not that there is a shortage of bugs. Give it a try and let me know what you think. Or shoot me a message if there is a favorite bug you'd like to see featured. And if Ken happens on my blog, I hope the questions challenge him just a little.

Bug Blog

We've just put up a new blog for the pest control business with information on bugs and links to bug sites on the internet. Check it out on my list of blogs to the right - and let me know what kinds of things people might like to see on a blog like this. It is linked to our website, where more information is available on pest-related topics. I started the blog after listening to a lecture on blogs and wiki's at READ San Diego last month. The topic was geared toward libraries and literary sites, but I thought it would apply just as well to the pest control business. Websites with blogs and links seem to garner a higher spot on the Google list when people are trying to find businesses in their area. Eventually, I'd like to get some photos and videos from the field. Just waiting for a good Verminator-type job to record.

Independence Day Pix

It's fun to see the little cousins (second cousins?) got together for the Fourth. Here they are in their best patriotic poses.

Alex Pix

Here are a couple of recent pictures of Alex. I guess any picture of Alex is recent, as he just turned two months old! As you can see, he is a happy, mellow little guy. Pretty chill for a white guy. It was so fun seeing him last weekend. He slept through most of the train ride on the Heber Creeper, enjoying the time with family. I'll admit to hogging him - gotta claim all the time I can when I am there!