I'm BAaack

So, obviously I've been on a little hiatus here. As summer rapidly drew to a close (happy Autumn everyone!) I had other things to do. Like a Labor Day trip to Kansas City*. And the weather has turned nicer, so the outdoors needed enjoying. And last weekend was Paul's wedding - which I was in as an "usher" but which really meant I was one of the groomsmen so I got to wear a tux.

The highlight of the past week, by the way, was being mobbed by the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill. I was walking home on Sunday after returning my tux, and veered towards a little park on the edge of downtown where I heard the familiar cacophony of the flock. There was a woman with sunflower seeds who offered some to me, and before I knew it there were parrots on my shoulders, arms, and hanging off my hands. They were raucous and rambunctious, curious and cautiously friendly, and I feel like I've ticked another uniquely San Franciscan item off my list.

Anyhoodle, I'll try to get back on task with more regular postings.


* "Kansas City?" you may ask. "Why?" Well, a few years ago I finally joined the ranks of the Labor Day Gang - a few folks and extended friends from college who have gotten together every Labor Day weekend for the past 8-ish years. They've been meeting in random places we might not ordinarily go (Memphis, Austin, etc.) to experience someplace new. Remind me to tell you sometime about the Spirit of Texas. But anyway, KC was great - barbeque, baseball, fried chicken, rotating lounges... who'd'a thunk?