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Yesterday MUST have been a special day, because we spotted not one but TWO celebrities in our rounds around LA. Not two A-listers by any stretch, but recognizable enough that we all pointed and wispered under our breath.

So, at the Grove–a trendy little shopping complex near Hollywood–we spotted Josh Cooke, who played the lead guy on the now-cancelled Four Kings sitcom on NBC. Josh was shopping at Banana Republic with us.

Later that evening, at a fun nightspot in West Hollywood, we had a table near Jai Rodriquez from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. I found it amusing that Jai had to wait for a table just like we did. (Side note: this restaurant made a killer blackberry mojito!!)

So anyhow…stop snickering…these are real stars!!

So read an LA Times headline today!

Thank goodness I’m eating a healthy salad for lunch today!! (And a VERY yummy one at that–a Niman Ranch Carne Asada salad with a fresh cilantro lime vinaigrette from Sellers Market in the Financial District–TRY IT.)

But yes, apparently Hurricane John is causing a ruckus in Mexico. Personally, I’m steering clear of Baja this weekend 🙂

I was able to upload a couple of photos from my stroll along the San Diego waterfront. This is probably the absolute best time of day to appreciate San Diego…if a coastal fog hasn’t rolled in. But in this case, the fog was safely off shore for the evening.

Yes, I do live the life of luxury. The Doubletree in San Diego left VOSS water and chocolates next to my bed. Of course, I can’t take the VOSS home to Jeff…because asses want to blow up planes with liquids masquerading as my backwash.

Anyhow…San Diego. A really pleasant evening here. I took a very nice stroll along the harbor and took some beautiful boat pictures (I hope). I’ll try and get those posted tomorrow.

On scientific fronts, I did estimate that there are more flip flops per capita in San Diego than in any other major U.S. city. Granted, my research was limited to the bar at On the Border where I ate.

DAMN. Business travel is SO glamorous! But I do have my VOSS 🙂

So, my overheard quote of the day comes courtesy of a guy along the harborfront chatting up a woman. The only line I heard as I was passing by was “I just back from four years in Mexico,” which would be sexy coming from a blonde, carefree surfer. Unfortunately, this guy looked like he was probably hiding out from drug enforcement officials.

Last night, I made a recipe that Jeff’s mother had given me from one of Muskegon’s famous hometown restaurants: the US 31 Bar-B-Q. This is a sweet-tomatoey pulled pork BBQ with tangy bits of relish. Served on a fluffy white hamburger bun, these little guys are mmmm…mmm…good. I paired the savory BBQ with a slightly-spicy chick pea salad made with lemons and mint from our garden. (Both Jeff and Chris went back for seconds…so I know I did an OK job 🙂

And no, the photos below are NOT our retro-diner-style kitchen. I took these two summers ago in Muskegon.