It's like thunder, lighting...

A decent thunderstorm for once. Not great, but not the usual wimpy Seattle storm-fizzle. And it now looks like weather in Seattle and San Francisco will be exactly the same this week. Mostly sunny, 70ish. Fine by me, but how anticlimactic to go on vacation and get the same weather.

I have been way too distracted trying to figure some things out (business, travel, personal, pure curiosity, etc) that I haven't been writing much, either here or in my plethora of notebooks. I guess that's ok, but I feel like I'm avoiding something.

Meanwhile.

I played the Anagram game with a 91-year-old French woman named Marie (and friends) on Sunday. This is a very random connection, but it was super fun and I predict I will be going back regularly when I'm back home. Something about spending time with the elderly is nourishing in a way I can't explain. Sure, it's depressing to see someone withering into extreme old age, but it is also uplifting. She has a remarkable vocabulary for someone for whom English is her second language.

And tomorrow I fly off to SF for fun in the mild sun. I have a map of museums and restaurants to visit if I feel like it, but like all travel, this will be subject to whims. I will report back with anything interesting. For now, gotta pack!