early morning post. went out walking around greenlake neighborhoods last night with Lulu, Max and Archie, and Adam, Deb and Ben Tratt. We had an excellent night out topped off with dinner at guaymas.

Linda and Sarah are stuck in Spearfish, South Dakota. They hit some snow + black ice conditions and are trying to wait it out (no donner party jokes, please.) The plan yesterday was to hit the road sometime late this morning. I am hoping for no further complications. I miss my wife and lulu is chewing everything. I am not sleeping well. Lulu and I are big babies.

the question when i wake up at three a.m. always is: do i stay here and try to sleep? or do i give in to whatever forces kicked my ass out of sleepyland and feed the cat? or go take the hound out... or finish my particularly trashy Clive Cussler pulp.