I have a cousin who is about 10 years younger than his siblings. One year, on the way back to Maine, he stopped with his parents at a roadside fruit/veg stand in New Hampshire. They all got out of the camper, thumped the melons, etc., and his parents loaded back in again. They didn't realize that Jon wasn't in the camper until they got to York, yelled to the back, "Hey, Jon! The Goldenrod burned down!" in the hope of tweaking him. It was only when they got no reaction to this that they realized they'd left him at the vegetable stand. The vegetable stand owners had waited an hour or two, then called the police, but seven-year old Jon was serene, annoucing, "They do stuff like this all the time, they'll be back."

Heh. My kids would have flipped their lids. That story sort of rings a bell. My memory is so sharp on some stuff, and practically missing in action where other stuff is concerned though, and I'm never sure when I've got the right stuff.

Hmm, I can't remember for sure, but I think it was Burnette's.

If Burnette's is where I think it is, it's about a block back from the beach.

The left side of my face has de-numb-ified enough so that I can cautiously eat soup without too much fear that I will obliviously chomp on the inside of my mouth. So, you know, yay.

Oh, poor baby. I'm glad it's denumbifying, though.

Jealous. I love the Keys. I used to go fishing there with daddy before I got older, and apparently less interesting than I was.

Hmm, this was a dumb post.

Hello! waves comprehensively at the Bitches. I'm back! I've been lurking assiduously, but work was eating from the top AND bottom.

Hey, Todd, good to see your font!

Todd!

I've been thinking of you lately as I have been working the bus system. Not loving it yet, as the schedule seems, shall we say, more of a notion than a guideline. Still, as winter approaches and I have an appointment that is more convenient on bus than rail, I'm on the corner thinking about you!

Hi Todd!!!

waves weakly

Me & technology, not getting along this weekend. I got home Friday to a frelled hard drive and an absolute lack of things like warranty paperwork, backup disks, etc. Argh. Had to contact ex about that, and I don't think he'll have an answer for me. Bleagh.

Got in to work today to find that the server upgrade had kicked me off of the system and wiped out many of my files, including half of my iTunes.

Me no likey the tech stuff today.

Hello all! it's good to be back!

Sail, thanks!

Beej, stick with it - you'll get the hang of it. And, yes, the schedules are more hopeful than accurate, but if you ride the same route you'll get a feel for when they run.

juliana, sorry about your technology problems - like so many things, we love it when it works right and hate it when it doesn't.

Toddson!

Why am I drop dead tired? Not cool. Too much to do.

It's Toddson! How are you doing?