Had a wonderful weekend up at Pepe & Keala’s place in Hermosa Beach. The Kid was in fine form, having spent her week snowboarding on Mammoth - we’re both quite proud of her accomplishment of boarding down her first black diamond slope! In between stories of her fearless first foray into the sport, Keala and I managed some shopping, a haircut, a fun evening at the beach’s new hotspot listening to good live music (it was Hawaiian night, the headliner was John Cruz).

The trip also included leaving The Other Parent up in L.A. to check on friends and look for work. It is subsequently much quieter around my place; we’re adjusting this week, since I need to meet the Kid at the bus stop each afternoon. I’m hoping it isn’t too disruptive to work, though Broos has kindly allowed me the next few days to get the Kid (and me) adjusted to our new routine.

Of course, my dryer has stopped working at just the right time for me to actually make good use of the damned thing. I’m now waiting for Haier to tell me who fixes it. The air compressor/blower/whatever no longer does its thing and while it’s still under warranty I’m reading all kinds of horror stories about just this sort of maintenance on the various online dealer forums. Heh. Sob.

That’s it for now. Hope all is well with you!