Although it�s been cooler than is our norm, the weather �round these parts over the past couple of weeks has been simply divine. Upper-60�s to low-70�s, a few drops of occasional rain but with clear and clean blue skies most of the time. Ahh�

I must say, I feel horrible for all of you folks out there in Missouri, Tennessee, Oklahoma, et al. Tornados scare the living crap out of me. Say what you want about our little earthquakes out here, but generally speaking they�re over in a matter of seconds and usually your house is left standing. Your bird figurines over in the corner there might be knocked over (or your bookcase may have fallen over on to your stereo, which is the worst that�s ever happened to me in thirty-plus years of living through S. California earthquakes), but you usually live to see another day and still have a roof over your head. I�m not saying we don�t occasionally have really bad earthquakes that cause some real damage, but we do have building standards here. Anything built after a particular year (1970-something) has to conform to specific building codes which enable the building to withstand quakes of up to seven point something or other on the Richter scale (OK, the details are fuzzy here, but you get my drift � the buildings are made so as not to fall down very easily). If you know anything about Southern California, you will know that we for some reason love to tear down our old buildings, too, so its rare to be inside one which does not adhere to the Earthquake retrofitting standards.

My point being: if you�re in an earthquake here, you will most likely walk away and still be safe at home that evening, your loved ones all crowded around you. Can�t say the same about no stinkin� tornado.

Of course, I have yet to go through a major quake in my circa-1930 apartment building�

So Saturday John and I went to lunch with my parents and Barbara. We decided to take Mom out a day early and avoid the Mothers Day rush, which turned out to be a fine idea. We went to a restaurant on the Alamitos Marina which is in the Naples part of Long Beach. It was very nice and had great food and a great view of the marina, but it wasn�t all snooty and pricey. I had some very yummy macadamia-nut-encrusted Halibut, but perhaps more importantly, I have found a new and seemingly very fun place to celebrate Happy Hour�

Aside from a quick trip to Home Depot, John and I spent the rest of Saturday and most of Sunday kindling the home fires. Let me just say�I had a really, really good time with the kindling. Dudes, I don't know what was up with me, but I seriously had a fabulous time. More fabulous than usual, I mean. Truthfully, lets face it, sex is the main thing that John and I have in common. It's always good. He is the best sexual partner I've ever had. It just seems that sometimes it's even better than others. *blush*

Good thing I had all that sex, too, because that was pretty much IT in the realm of physical activity for me over the past three days.

Our new gal, Natalia, started today�if I hadn�t mentioned we were hiring a new gal, well�we hired a new gal. I like her. She�s from Colombia. She is very cute and friendly. We went to lunch today, with the Little Big Man in tow. Plus, I�ll be training her most of this week, so I�ll be busier than usual.

Uh...guess that's it, as far as my fabulous and ultra-exciting life goes. Oh yeah, I was going to try out for a band this week, but that's been postponed until next week.

Peace, love and *smooches*, ya'll!

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