Other Side

My Saturday earworms started at the restaurant last night.  It's funny how restaurants always play music from the past no matter how young their target customer base.  Even in Mexico, they play mostly 80's videos of US bands.

RHCP were a mixed bag for me.  This was one of their best.

27 July 2019 Hotel Soaps

For the ten years I have travelled to Washington and stayed at Oxford Suites, they have used refill containers for soap, shampoo, and conditioner.  I was happy to see at least one Courtyard has adopted the same practice of reducing plastic use through this process.

The little, plastic-bottle onslaught is one of the things that we do because we can.  This is one small way to turn the tide.  It is even more concerning to see companies are now bringing the little hotel bottles in by boat rather than using U.S. products and adding the diesel fuel emmisions to our climate change mix.  A typical hotel can probably eliminate a couple hundred plastic bottles a night.  A big congratulations to at least one Courtyard.  Now if every hotel would just add a proactive, visible recycling program...

Jud Strunk

It has been thirty years since my mom told me to shake out the seeds from some daisies in their yard and plant them in the back of our home.  It's been almost sixteen years that she has been gone.  I think of her each summer when these bloom.  I hope we have many more years together to see these daisies each summer.

Rough Week in California

Hopin' the shakin' stops soon.

Fine Wines?

Ah, there's nothing like a bottle of fine wine? from an esteemed? local vinyard.

Available from fine establisments everywhere.

I don't drink anymore, but remember a few tastes of local wines.  They aren't memories of my palate being treated.  Here's to you Debonne Vineyards.  Your plonk is now available for discerning wine connoisseurs at a nearby Flying J truck stop.

Close Call?

I know they are at different elevations, but am I the only person  who thinks this was a close call?