solstice

here it is. the longest day of the year. i am trying my best not to be sad about it (they're only getting darker) and instead to live in the moment and appreciate the fact that it's still light at 9pm, and will be for a couple more weeks.

i am typing amidst a summer squall, it's pouring rain, i hear thunder, and i also see the sun over the valley less than a mile away. dynamic.

baby bonanza

it really seems like every one of my best friends and family has a baby under the age of 3 right now. it's wild how they all have such different personalities and styles, in line with their parents' personalities of course. though they are spread out across the country, i would love to get them all together. especially in like 13 years.

two more tots joined the party this week, and if you ask me they look like tough little cookielets. and perfect prom dates in 2027!

introducing...finley!

and...lucas!

muchos adorables, no?

ethical half fry

imagine yourself at a baseball game.

you are sharing a basket of fries with someone you love.

it comes down to the last fry.

it's a big fry.

cliff hanger

hiking with nacho yesterday, the river was raging and full. it's hard to keep him out of the water. i tried to get him positioned in front of the rapids for a picture and said "Sit" and he sat and fell in a hole.

he was cool with it.

i wish i were more like nacho. i would have freaked out, fallen backwards and cracked my skull and spine and died. which seems like an okay way to go sometimes. better than stomach cancer. 

he also saw a cairn. and became mildly over excited.

My Potato Project; The Importance of "Organic"

which potato would you rather eat?

lunch time on middle school day at the tourists game

throngs of tweens

from different schools

not much beer

no good hot dogs

new color scheme

90 in the shade

only kids could sit in the shade

broiling in the sun

peanuts

t-shirt launcher

positive momentum

party sombrero

yesterday was nacho's birthday. he has been hopping all over this world for 8 years now.

he ate some hamburger with bacon and tomato.

he has a new hero that he found on the internet - a bitch named taffy. she is 19 years old. she goes to his vet. nacho would like to live another 11 years too.

happy birthday nacho supreme!

many vaguely dirty words...and where's the vineyard?

Behind the Radio Tragedy!

sweet, exciting, insightful recent video here. new album coming out next week.

http://tealeafgreen.com

fresh death

the houston astros uniforms used to be incredible. orange and gold 'comet trails' - the height of awesomeness.

now they are awful. they look like eastern bloc prison uniforms. could not be blander.

wtf?

el chapala

there's a mexican place in asheville where the waiters are fast & friendly and call you 'amigos.'

it's hidden behind a steinmart and there are no signs to find it.

the food is what you would expect. the tacos a la parilla are an amazing deal for $2 you get 2 white corn tortillas and meat and a big bowl of fresh pico de gallo.

the best part is they really know how to "celabrate." with 34 oz dos equis mugs and a half a bottle of wine in each goblet.

viva!

purple hearts

from betsylife i learned that memorial day is not happy.

nevertheless, highlights of this weekend included:

• planting herbs
• marcos pizza
• getting a new tennis racquet that is bigger and wider and therefore easier to hit and playing on har-tru court
• dozens of dog barf episodes
• both dogs
• eating grass
• in the car
• walking through clouds of flies in the woods past beautiful rushing water
• economy size wine