The Taylors visit

Sunday. We had a nice visit from the Taylors. The So. Cal. group and one of the NorCal folks. Suse was here from Denmark visiting her sister. We had a nice afternoon and evening with them.

Sam has a "hot spot"

Sam had something on his neck yesterday that looked kind of uncomfortable, so we took him to see Dr. Camacho today. They shaved off some fur to get a good look at it, called it a "hot spot" and gave us something to put on it.

The hot spot happens when there is some sort of irritation and he scratches and pesters it until it looks really bad. Hopefully, this will go away quickly and we won't need one of those collar things. Sam is resting well and hardly acts like he thinks anything is wrong.

75th Birthday Celebration

Weekend Plans

Today is a holiday for us school teachers. After the election for new schol board members this Tuesday past, a new board member whom I supported stopped by to pick up her sign that has been in my yard. Too late, I already threw it away. I'll owe her one in 4 years.....New things to come, hopefully, in the PUSD.

Tomorrow afternoon Don and Nille Taylor will be here with Nille's sister Suse from Denmark and daughter-in-law Erica from Sacramento. It will be good to see them again!

Sunday afternoon we are going to the Crest Theatre to see "The Squid and the Whale". It is finally here in our area. Have a great story about Rob and the Crest Theatre...just ask him. (Sorry, Rob. Love, Mom)

Last night I got a call from Lance Hayman. He is here for a short time before heading back to Iraq. Hard to imagine the little guy over there. Pray for our troops.

Derailleur Hanger

For a lack of this part, I am not able to ride this week. Ernest from G's has ordered two of these for me so that I will have a spare. Sad, having some time, but no bicycle.



On the good side, this part, is designed to break so that your frame or your derailleur don't break. That's what Mr. Earnest told me, so I believe him. I am supposed to call him Wednesday to see if it came in.

In times like this it is also good to know Matt Biskup. He's the undisputed King of Derailleur Hangers and has derailleurhanger.com. Next time we'll all know.

the squid and the whale

i just watched the movie "the squid and the whale," a drama/comedy about a family falling into dissolution. it has strong language, and a few moments of "adult situations" that'd likely make much of this group squirm, (at least it sure did to me) but it was incredible how much i could relate to the two boys in the movie who were left bewildered and without guidence by their parents' seperation and subsequent divorce. while the younger, more outwardly distraught of the two kids went on to develop severe social problems at school, the older did as well, but was able to cloak his anguish when he was around other people. the various ways that the characters of the movie reacted to this life changing event seemed all very accurate, and even in some cases very familiar. one example of which would be the first time the audience sees the father's new house. it is sparsely furnished, a little run down, and in lieu of a familiar warmth that accompanies a home, there are all sorts of mawkish symbols, like a poster on a wall, and especially of the "lefty desk," (you'd have to see the movie to get the humor in this) trying to force a new home-like habitat for the confused kids. that was a common experience for me. those who can enjoy a movie even with very harsh language and über awkward moments are highly encouraged to watch this flick.

TdCA update

"LOS ANGELES, November 2, 2005 – California will provide the stunning backdrop for the inaugural Amgen Tour of California in February 2006, a professional cycling race modeled after the Tour de France, the details of which were announced by race presenter AEG today. From February 19-26, 2006, 16 professional cycling teams from around the world will compete across 700 miles of scenic California roadway from San Francisco to Redondo Beach, Calif. in the UCI- and USA Cycling-sanctioned race. Amgen, Inc, the world’s leading biotechnology company (based in Thousand Oaks, Calif.), is the race’s title sponsor. ESPN2 is the official broadcast partner."

It will go through San Francisco, Sausalito, Santa Rosa, Martinez, San Jose, the Monterey Peninsula, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Thousand Oaks to finish at Redondo Beach.

new book

Reading an interesting book "Why men can't remember and women can never forget." Written by a woman physician who specializes in gender specific medicine. She has a clearly written understanding of gender specific medical issues. Don't necessarily agree with her use of the science in some portions of the book, but agree that understanding the biological differences between men and women that lead to misunderstanding and mistreatment is an important issue.

Tinkerbell trick or treats us

Tinkerbell trick or treated at our house. She flew around Kyle and left with candy.

Brianna visits

Brianna discovered the Barbie at Papa's office so now they live at the house so she can play with them when she visits. It is odd for her to call Ken and Barbie "papa's barbies".
Mama Beth helps Brianna clean the seeds out of her holloween pumpkin.
Brianna finds one of Papa's shirts and decides to wear it. It will be the new fashion trend.