Summertime Blues

If I believe the calandar – it is June. To me that means summer, even though it is not officially here until the 21st. Mother Nature is still on crack here in the hills because yesterday there were snow flurries and this morning a frost advisory…none of that makes me feel like it is summer!

I went to Red Bluff for six days and it was weird there too, cloudy and muggy with temps over 100 during the day and clear skies every night. Northern Cal is not known for humidity and even when it happens, it is nothing like humidity in the south or on the east coast. Maybe that is why when it happens we refer to it as being ‘muggy’ instead of humid. It is uncomfortable but not like in the south where you can feel it like a heavy weight that drags you down. Being a CA native I am not used to humidity and would hate living in it, but I am a spoiled mountain woman now, no humidity, no triple digit heat and I handle the cold just fine. Very weird weather patterns here and I am so ready for winter to be gone.

A few weeks ago one of my dogs tried to kill me but only suceeded in fracturing a couple of ribs. Ok, she didn’t do it on purpose: dark hall+dark carpet+black dog+me not paying attention = me tripping over her and my left rib cage landing on top of my coffee cup…*youch* Damn I never had enough sympathy for people with cracked or broken ribs but I sure do now! They are finally healing and I can even lift those 50lb bags of dog food once again without dying. Now if it ever quits raining I can even get some yard work done.

While in the valley I went to see my buddette Sandi a couple of times. Poor thing can’t get out of bed, but between her son, ex hubby and Hospice, she is being well cared for. Sounds like every womans dream to have a couple of guys at your beck and call, too bad she doesn’t feel well enough to enjoy it. I have to say that I am very impressed with her ex for stepping up to the plate here, I thought about my ex and wondered if I could/would do it for him and I am not sure I would. Moot point since he has a wife (who happens to be my cousin) yes long weird story there lol. But still, I have the utmost respect for exes that come through in those situations.

Sandi and I have a lot of history spanning 29 years and it all started with poker. This week we shared memories and laughed about our poker escapades like playing NL Low Ball for days on end. Trust me, if there was such a thing back then as a world record for how many hours someone played in a poker game, we would hold the record…Phil Laak wouldn’t have a shot in hell. But we were much younger and much dumber back then too. Yes we have some great memories and don’t doubt it for a minute girlfriend, if you had been up to the task, I would have strapped you in the wheelchair and we would have gone to the casino and raised hell one more time

All the poker world is revolving around the WSOP right now of course. Maybe next year I will go, this year I am feeling like everyone is there but me – ok not everyone, but several of my co-workers…boohoo I feel left out! But I am excited because Linda is playing today in the Ladies event! I will be rooting/praying for her all day and picturing that gold bracelet on her wrist! I know she can do it – skill is not a problem, I am praying for good cards and the Card Fairy to have her wings tangled in a tree somewhere in Siberia and be trapped there all day. Having my buddette in the game is almost as good as me being there myself- go get em gal! Next year we can both play and you will be defending champ