May 18 2009 - post earthquake edition

How did you like that shaker last night? That tremor took me by surprise, and I thought that we were actually going to have a Northridge-type Earthquake; but as it turned out, it was a mere 4.7, which is far from the 7.1 shaker that occurred over 15 years ago in Northridge.

Well, after some twenty-two straight 5-day work weeks, this is the last one before the 3-day weekend, which begins Friday evening. And also the unoffical start of the summer season as well.

I don't know if I will have any travel plans that day - considering I was out with an illness this past weekend, I may have to postpone that for the following week while I make up what I needed to do this past weekend get done this coming weekend, if that makes any sense.

There is a birthday today, to a good friend. We go back some 27 years - way back to the old Sunrise Mountain days (which seems like a century ago these days)...liked each other a lot, hung out regularly; even taken her home a few times in the Scout. While we did have some rough spots here and there, I knew then and I know today that she's a true friend and a class act. The shaving cream incident in 1983 - still one of the best moments ever...hooking up with her and Shawn Arnold while on my 10-speed in '82...and lastly...Graduation Day in 1985, when she, JT and Martita were there...I think I still have photos, if not the negatives, from that day, which I will share in the future.

Today, Brenda Mills has done quite well for herself - a very thoughtful person with a lot of positive sayings, a la Lydia Cornell...but also a girl who likes to live it up too, as we should all do. Age means absolutely nothing - its how you really feel that counts, and I think each and every one of us should follow that trait. Happy Birthday, my friend.

Enjoy the week, everybody.