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Hi,

The weather here in Southern California is going to get progressively warmer each day this week.  Maybe near the end of our stay we’ll get to the beach.  

The ‘Old School Friday’ song was “Just My Imagination” by The Temptations.  Time for a bit of ‘Easy Monday’.

“Asked a girl what she wanted to be.  She said baby, ‘Can’t you see?  I wanna be famous, a star on the screen, but you can do something in between”.  Baby, you can __ __ __.  Yes I’m gonna be a star.  Baby you can __ __ __, and maybe I’ll love you.”  Hint:  Might even qualify as zany, a song referring to four wheels by four lads from Liverpool.

Sleep has been very strange on this trip.  Normally, it takes about 3 to 4 days before we can safely say that Mr. Lag has left the building.  This time it’s hard to tell whether he’s gone or not.  We both wake up around 4am, and the afternoons bring on the urge to close the eyes.  Even after 6 days, it still feels like Mr. Lag is still messing with us.  I’m thinking that maybe the 3 week turnaround has something to do with it.  I’m curious to know how people who go back and forth across the Pacific and Atlantic manage to keep it together.  Flight crews must know some tricks that they’re not sharing.  Hmm, calls for further investigation (555).

Saturday, Lisa went with The Family on an expedition to Clifton’s Cafeteria in downtown Los Angeles.  This place is one of those landmarks that has been around since the 1940s.  In it’s early days it was a place where anyone could get a meal, regardless of race.  It became a ‘special’ place for members of the African-American community.  I remember going there for a birthday party for Blue, when he was a little boy.  It’s been ‘remodeled’ but still maintains an ‘old school’ overdecorated vibe.  

We still have some loose ends to tie up concerning ‘Mom business’, so our second week in town will a mix of business and pleasure.  Our NorCal trip will be Wednesday and Thursday, where we’ll spend time with Joe, Lisa’s Dad, and the Oakland cousins.  

Today’s photo was taken in early July.  Neechanan is wearing an outfit from her aunt.  Let the ‘dress-up’ days begin.

Daku can be seen getting in on the pose.  They definitely have a relationship forming.  

Have a Great Week.

                Peace,

                          Danny

“The past is a place of reference,

not a place of residence.”

~Unknown