so, now that you have taken over your department, can you get me a job?

Just a joke.

Sounds like a pretty awesome weekend out there dude. Memorial day weekend in Houston consisted of helping my brother move for two days, BBQ, X-men 3, and a little fishing. Not too bad. Could have used another day off.

This sailing trip you took, was it some sort of charter, or was it a friend of yours who owns the boat? I was looking into sailing trips the other day. It's on my "life's list" of things I want to do before I fly away to a home on God's celestial shore... there's a classic for you.

don't work too hard out there my friend, though it seems you also play hard to even it out.

Wow...fun was had!!

And all I did was have a gorgeous scenic drive to the Redwoods National and State Parks up near the California/Oregon line to be dwarfed by the mighty giants (let's call them Ents) of the forests, ponder life while watching Roosevelt Elk graze peacefully among the wildflower trimmed fields and decide whether or not my car could or should squeeze through a carved out redwood (this nature gal opted not to). Only to then coast (with much enjoyment) down Highway 1 to see even more breath taking coastline. I even had to stop suddenly because three cows decided they wanted to cross the road just a foot or two from my car. Fence? What fence? Roaming free.

If you think the coastline from L.A. to S.F. is beautiful, trust me, the coastline from S.F. north blows it away. I have a funny feeling that it only gets better the farther north you go.

Penelope,

I think my bud C.S. Scott could attest to that!

Rick,

The boat belonged to a boyfriend of a friend. In the world that I live you usually don't run into people with a 40-ft boat ready for fun. I'm a lucky bastard this week.

Do you know how to sail?

no, i don't know how to sail. so, when you are not a lucky bastard, are you just a plain old run of the mill bastard? Just curious.

Depends on how good your hygene is. It could make you dirty, low-life bastard.

Sounds like you had a great weekend. I spent mine at our family cabin with family and friends and we sat out on the deck, drank lots of cold beverages, cooked out on the grill every night and got to enjoy this view.

I think my bud C.S. Scott could attest to that!

Indeed I can. I need to figure out how to tag the image to pop up in a new window instead of this comments window, because then I can't go back and have to close it/reopen it.

Just put target="_blank" after the url in the tag. That's what I do. I'll update it on my end for you.

BTW, that shot was gorgeous! What did you cook on the grill?

We grilled steak and potatoes one night and hamburgers, corn on the cobb, and baked beans the second night. Chased it down with a few cold Honey-Wheat beers. Thanks for the tip, I thought it was the target tag but couldn't remember.

Cheers