festivalJust like lauralew I am counting the days till the Humboldt Juggle Festival. The festival itself will be a blast no doubt, but seeing our granddaughter, Jen and Justin will make it that much better.
When growing up / living in So. California as a young adult, my friends and I would spend at least one day of the weekend in Venice Beach. Those that have visited Venice will understand what I'm talking about ..... if you are looking for something different and fun ..... Venice is the place to go.
Its great that it has not changed too much in the thirty years since I made it a weekly trip ..... its good to know that Venice will always be Venice. Musicians, magicians, weightlifters, skaters (roller and board), crafters, good food (wide variety), bars, exhibitionists of all shapes and sizes .... for your pleasure. Loved to just sit at an outside table at a bar overlooking the chaos and take it all in .... with a few beers of course. Venice Beach depicts the saying for California "California a State of Mind" ..... and I love it.
My last visit to Venice was with Dave in 1993. Like a step back in time all the craziness still prevailed ..... and Dave was easily caught up in the show. Can't see myself ever heading south again for any reason .... but if I do .... Venice will be on the list of places to stop for sure.
A beautiful day ..... colder than shit ..... but beautiful. Off to the vet in a bit to pick up heartworm pills for the dogs ..... they are late getting them. But with a couple dollars in the bank, now is the time to grab them.
Gas here has gone up to $3.70 a gallon ..... makes me sick. Seriously I feel that there is just no excuse for this madness except the total rape of consumers. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Just my opinion.
Dave woke up with my headache this morning ..... thought it very nice of him to take it away from me. What a guy! Tis the season I guess, but I'll take it over winter any day ..... a touch of spring showing here and there ..... yeah, baby. Should be a beautiful drive to the coast next weekend. So damn excited!
Seems like all I do in here anymore is babble and ramble on ..... someday I may have something worth saying again ..... who knows. The thought of living on the claim getting closer and closer brings on an anxiousness like no other. With gold supposedly hitting 2000.00 an ounce .... I'll be digging for the mother lode. So jacked up about living there and mining ..... everyday ..... can't imagine any better way for me to spend the spring / summer. Getting down and dirty with hard manual labor is actually something I love .... when it comes to the gold. The payoff can be awesome. But it doesn't come easy .... or quickly, that is for sure.
When growing up / living in So. California as a young adult, my friends and I would spend at least one day of the weekend in Venice Beach. Those that have visited Venice will understand what I'm talking about ..... if you are looking for something different and fun ..... Venice is the place to go.
Its great that it has not changed too much in the thirty years since I made it a weekly trip ..... its good to know that Venice will always be Venice. Musicians, magicians, weightlifters, skaters (roller and board), crafters, good food (wide variety), bars, exhibitionists of all shapes and sizes .... for your pleasure. Loved to just sit at an outside table at a bar overlooking the chaos and take it all in .... with a few beers of course. Venice Beach depicts the saying for California "California a State of Mind" ..... and I love it.
My last visit to Venice was with Dave in 1993. Like a step back in time all the craziness still prevailed ..... and Dave was easily caught up in the show. Can't see myself ever heading south again for any reason .... but if I do .... Venice will be on the list of places to stop for sure.
A beautiful day ..... colder than shit ..... but beautiful. Off to the vet in a bit to pick up heartworm pills for the dogs ..... they are late getting them. But with a couple dollars in the bank, now is the time to grab them.
Gas here has gone up to $3.70 a gallon ..... makes me sick. Seriously I feel that there is just no excuse for this madness except the total rape of consumers. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Just my opinion.
Dave woke up with my headache this morning ..... thought it very nice of him to take it away from me. What a guy! Tis the season I guess, but I'll take it over winter any day ..... a touch of spring showing here and there ..... yeah, baby. Should be a beautiful drive to the coast next weekend. So damn excited!
Seems like all I do in here anymore is babble and ramble on ..... someday I may have something worth saying again ..... who knows. The thought of living on the claim getting closer and closer brings on an anxiousness like no other. With gold supposedly hitting 2000.00 an ounce .... I'll be digging for the mother lode. So jacked up about living there and mining ..... everyday ..... can't imagine any better way for me to spend the spring / summer. Getting down and dirty with hard manual labor is actually something I love .... when it comes to the gold. The payoff can be awesome. But it doesn't come easy .... or quickly, that is for sure.
Peace. J.
