PorfiTron to the Rescue

We've been getting pretty used to hearing noisy kids playing outside our window, and we can even hear what's going on at the pool, so yesterday morning, when we heard some whining, at first we thought nothing of it. Just out of curiosity, I finally looked out the blinds and saw that an elderly woman was trying to call a little dog back to her apartment. The dog did not care at all, and was enjoying the lawn, and the lady, who was having a VERY hard time walking, probably wouldn't have been able to do anything once she finally reached the dog. So I charged down the stairs, and the lady pleaded with me to grab her dog, just as I intended. I started back to her porch with the dog and then realized that the lady probably needed some help to, so I escorted her in my right arm, and had the dog scooped up in my left. All the while, Laetitia observed from our window, and when I finished, Laetitia affirmed my deed with an awesome THUMBS UP! Anyway, I guess those screaming kids delayed my response time, because I had dismissed that lady's calls for help for 15 minutes "as did the closer neighbors on the ground floor". I guess the lady was left there taking care of the dog and a baby... who takes care of HER?

Fluffy Meowington Lost Again!

I was on my way up to my apartment at lunch time, and was horrified to see a lost cat poster with the picture that I took of Fluffy Meowington "AKA Buddy". He's gone missing again, and I didn't hear a peep from him last night. I guess he made another run for his owners' door, and got away. He must have realized that if I caught him again, I'd know where to return him. Hopefully, he didn't go meowing all night in the brush, where were commonly hear coyotes. Get back soon, FLUFFY!

Halloween is Coming

I don't know what I should "be" this year. There's a costume party at work each year, and I lucked out last year and had to go to a conference instead. The year before, I was a sad cowboy, since all I had was a western shirt and a cowboy hat.
At the Halloween Dance Party at Champion, I'm usually in a show number as a Zombie, but I don't wear that the whole night, and I hate the make-up. And when Laetitia and I dance our shows, we're wearing our ballroom costumes.
I guess it's too late to do anything really cool, but if you have any ideas for me, feel free to leave comments off this post.

Michelle Manning gets Married

On Saturday morning, Laetitia and I loaded up the Matrix and got an early start on our drive to Santa Maria for my step-niece's, Michelle Manning, wedding. Her groom, Joseph Comings, was in Navy dress, and they had a beautiful wedding on a ranch under clear skies. It was great to meet up with family I hadn't seen in a while, and after, we stayed over with Sandy and Shane, so we had some time to visit and play with their cats.
We left San Luis Obispo pretty early, but stopped by L.A. to do some shopping in the Fabric District. The total miles for this trip was just over 600 miles, so that was a pretty good trip in the Matrix. We watched a DVD on the way up, and had iPod tunes on the way back - this definitely made the trip seem shorter.