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I’m on the road, so I’ll leave you with this amazing photo of the moon, rising over the Monterey Bay, taken a couple of nights ago by Steve Anderson.

Moon Over Seaside, Steve Anderson, 2009

The seal is a nice touch. It looks like a tiny little sea monster.

I’m looking forward to seeing any of you who can come by tonight, and to teaching a great Boxes and Birdhouses class this weekend.

If I seem a little digitally downcast, it’s because finally, after 30 years of driving in Tucson, yesterday I got snowbirded. A little old person in front of me in traffic panicked and slammed on their brakes; there were a few cars involved in the result, which buckled the hood of my beloved hot wheel.

Since my car is worth only a few thousand dollars, I only carry basic liability on it, and have to pay to fix any damage myself.  I’m perfectly fine, my airbag didn’t even go off, but my little car is very sad looking. The police weren’t called, as my car was the only one damaged and I wasn’t covered, and we all drove off, and as we all continued south on Wilmot, the person who caused it all continued to spastically brake and signal for miles, until they finally stopped hard, again, in the middle of traffic, and turned off on a side street. Just my bad luck to be behind an SUV, who blocked my view of the spaz, and who was following too closely.

Sigh. This is my second thousand dollar day in the space of a week. Two steps forward, one to three steps back. Happily I am unhurt and the hot wheel can be fixed.

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