Then This Happened: Part 243

I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday to my not-so-little brother!

As the eldest in the family, I am now accepting hand-me-downs from my youngest brother. Sheesh.

Then This Happened: Part 242

The Olympia Diner in Newington, CT. Classic diners are so great.

Then This Happened: Part 241

And the day fades.

Then This Happened: Part 240

New Mexico, you are so awesome.

Then This Happened: Part 239

From the road.

Then This Happened: Part 238

I missed posting a photo yesterday because I spent the entire day driving through the endless farmland of Middle America. There just isn't much you can do when you're behind the wheel and in transit for a good fourteen hours straight. We've arrived, though. And all in one piece no less!

So with yesterday's missed photo, today is a twofer!

Then This Happened: Part 237

Twenty-four hours. Fifteen hundred miles. Eight states. Hello, Ohio.

Then This Happened: Part 236

I don't have the words right now to describe the storm that rolled through yesterday evening.

Then This Happened: Part 235

Tee it up.

Then This Happened: Part 234

The $3 bag was pretty popular.

Then This Happened: Part 233

Long day but at least I managed to grab In-N-Out on my way out of
California. My last Double Double for a while.

Got a late start to the drive today and ended up leaving at 1:00p PST.
Arrived home at 3:30a MST. It's probably time for bed.

Then This Happened: Part 232

I can make sense of what I'm feeling right now about as well as I can make sense of what's happening in this photograph.

Then This Happened: Part 231

Too busy packing. This is about all I have time for. An orchid and a fly friend.

Then This Happened: Part 230

I have a good friend who's developing a pretty strong interest in the green movement and sustainable energy and learning about his newfound interest reminded me of this photo. I remember taking this for the roads and the lines that they etched into the landscape. Later, I took a closer look and realized what I had actually photographed. Windmills!

Wind power to the people, people.

Then This Happened: Part 229

I'm really going to miss good IPA's after I've made my move to the Midwest. You just can't find the same solid beer out there that you can up and down the West Coast. Here's to hoping that I'm pleasantly surprised and proven wrong but for now, I'll chalk it up as a sacrifice.

Then This Happened: Part 228

Therapy. Not for me but for a friend.

I once almost bought a set of Callaways as a Christmas present for my dad. I was in China at the time and the $2000 set was being sold for $600 USD. I chickened out.

Then This Happened: Part 227

Dinner parties are the best.

Then This Happened: Part 226

The Ocean Beach farmers' market had amazing nectarines this week. I ate an embarrassing number of samples. It just couldn't be helped.

Then This Happened: Part 225

You really shouldn't be so self-destructive, Mr. Hot Dog.

Then This Happened: Part 224

With just over a week left in San Diego, I finally made it to South Beach Bar & Grille to try their famous fish tacos. They lived up to the bill. They weren't the best I've had but they were awfully good and I'd go back in a heartbeat.

Grilled fish is so much better than fried. So much better.

Then This Happened: Part 223

Sometimes the difference can feel like day and night, night and day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I can't believe you're eighteen years old now. It's freaking me out just a little bit but Happy Birthday!

Then This Happened: Part 222

Fatty Ramon. Always so pensive.

Then This Happened: Part 221

Awesome. And not the "Bro, that's so totally awesome!" awesome. Just, awesome.