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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.

There are three types of people that I would vote off the planet without hesitation. No, these are not the stupid people, because frankly, they mean well. And its not the evil people, because we’re already after them anyway.

No, its the rude people. Because they just don’t care. These are the folks who:

1. Leave dog poop on the sidewalk
2. Spit chewing gum on the sidewalk
3. Throw trash on the ground.

Yep, these are the folks that irritate me each and every day. The ones that just don’t care if they ruin my day by making me SLIP ON DOG DOO AND LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT. (Yes, it was a slimy pile!)

HATE THEM!!!

The stupid are just funny. Like the Starbucks barrista I overheard today telling his coworker, “I have already lost three fingernails today.” What would we do without life’s court jesters?

Who is crazier: the man who MANUFACTURES a Claude Monet finger puppet, or the man who BUYS a Claude Monet finger puppet?

No story to tell…just a really wonderful night to sleep. The summer fog dampens all the city white noise and creates this cozy feeling. Not to mention some magical views of the neighborhoods below.