It's been a hectic week. My younger daughter, her husband and two grandkids were staying at our house, awaiting their move to California. They had to vacate their apartment on the 15th, but could not move in to the CA unit until yesterday. The chaos of having your grandchildren 7X24 is mindblowing. Both boys had birthdays, and the de riguer parties were well attended. Now they are all gone, and we will not see them until Thanksgiving.

The car did not get fixed on the first try, but the good news it they do consider the electrical problem a warranty-covered item. I am awaiting a part that needed to be ordered - aparently from China, since they have not called (wiring harness for the passenger door).

Last friday's NU deep sea fishing trip netted zero keepers. I did enjoy the day on the water, however, owing in no small measure to the abundance of $2 beers furnished by a stalwart crew. On the trip back to port we were treated to a scene from the Perfect Storm, complete with pelting rain, lighting strikes close enough that you could hear the thunder at the same instant that you saw the flash. And 30 foot tidal waves - or so it seemed. We weren't scared though - we were too drunk to be scared.

Yesterday, I mowed the lawn and watered the garden. Then I took a nap, and finished reading the daily newspapers.

Again, there were no job offers via e-mail or on the phone. While sipping a frosty gin 'n tonic in the back yard, I rested, thinking how exhausting job-hunting can be.