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Laura, my friend and first office mate from FIFTEEN YEARS AGO dropped me an email from out of the blue. So, I wanted to make her laugh with a funny story of the little blue pig on skis on my desk. (Its funny to ME!)

You see, kind-hearted Laura brought me this piggy bank on returning from a ski trip out west. We were working in Bethesda, MD at the time…sharing a tiny office with no windows. (Laura and dear friend Ashish used to draw windows on our white board to pretend we had windows…sigh.) I think we shared a 286 computer between us.

Anyhow…nice pig huh? Laura bought me the pig, because I constantly needed change to buy sodas. Yeah. Good story. Well, it turned out that Laura was fond of my easy-access coins as well 🙂

NICELY DONE INDEED.

Anyhow, I always chuckle when I see the pig. Fond memories of a simpler time. [Hi, Laura!]

Today began and ended with my favorite meat. (I know that at least ONE of my readers will agree.) I began my day with my usual weekend morning photo drive into a new part of town. Along the way…I discovered Bacon Street. For the record, I did NOT see any restaurants on Bacon Street.

To close the day, Jeff, Matthew, and I visited one of our favorite dinner spots–Lime–which always pleases with their mini burgers and mini fish tacos. Well tonight, there was a first-time special: mini BLTs. And they were spectacular.

YUM!

Apparently, I missed the story of the year. As reported by seasoned field reporter Bobgirrl, the Bay Area had a moderate quake yesterday evening…just a 4.4 centered up in Sonoma County. Both Jeff and Matthew noticed the quake, but I was working downstairs and felt nothing.

Little did I know! I arrived at work this morning, and saw a note from my Mom who had heard about the earthquake in Virginia and was curious if we had felt it.

Well, rest assured, the City is still standing. The only report of damage that I have seen was in the Chronicle this morning quoting a manager at a Safeway in Sonoma: “The only thing to break in the store…was a jar of sauerkraut.”

[Kim…THAT supply isn’t in our earthquake kit!!]

I really just love this photo of two kids we were walking next to in Venice. They could have been in Omaha for all they cared. At the same time, their parents were three steps ahead, heads craning upward to take in the buildings they were passing. So funny to watch.

And this made me stop and think about MY memories of Venice. Particularly the quiet scenes at night, which have become a regular touchstone for my photo shows and blog entries.

I’m frightened by salmon that hangs all day in a vending machine next to the Fritos. Yes, I’m sure that its fine from a health/safety perspective…but how pleasing can room-temperature fish be?