Highlights: It's been a busy few days. Wednesday morning brought thoughts of "Misty" to mind as we walked the dogs on two consecutive foggy mornings, yet temperatures got into the 80s mid-day. I'm going through a few changes a day as I adapt to the temperatures and enjoy the whole house fan in the evening as well. An added benefit I've found recently is that after Tommy smokes the house up cooking sausage, a few min of the fan on high clears it out. You can watch it being pulled. Dom and Mary came over Wed to catch up after Jen's trip, and we had a great time hanging out on the patio drinking one of the remaining Sangiovese's and a 2010 Barterra Reserve Cab, 12 yrs old, that was wonderful as well. Wednesday, Jen suggested a spur-of-the-moment visit to enoteca in LG, and we had a couple of Italian wine flights. We ended up returning tonight with Matt B. Matt has a classic 'wind up' Victrola at home and I happily, gladly gave him the 78's we had in the garage that was Linda's, from her father's belongings. Of course, I set aside a select few that will have sentimental value for them, and I kept every vinyl recording her father made direct-to-disc while in the military. Those are true heritage, while the remaining will have less value to them than they will with Matt, where they'll get played, including when we visit next. We found some more great wines at Enoteca, too. This will be a wine-rich week: We have a tasting tomorrow with Bev/Jess, and on Sunday, we head to Paso for a week of tasting there. We're taking the dogs and will be relatively low-profile beyond a daily lunch tasting. I'm looking forward to it. I've been aggressively heads-down and focused on reviving some languishing work tasks, but it's been challenging. Not because of the tasks but the overload of needs and expectations. Still, I feel positive about the measure and accomplishments I've made. I'll be working a few hours each morning from Paso due to all that's going on, but going offline after 11 except for Wed while Jen's visiting family coming up from SoCal. I hope to put a good deal of effort into writing. My backlog of drafts and content continues to grow as the windows of time I have to put against them have been fragmented. A week away from demands will be a welcome break.