Great Minds Think Alike (but you already know that)

Highlights: Thursday: Bill of Fare breakfast. Madronia visit. Harry's Hofbrau in RWC. Friday: Santa Cruz via  Roaring Camp. Boardwalk wall. Lunch at "Cowboy Bar and Grill". Stanford Theatre for "The Birds". Sat:  Day of Discovery at the Aquarium. Fishermen's Grotto, meeting the son of the founder. Visit by Jess for coffee pickup At Matt B's. Billy Joel documentary part 1. Sunday: Dropped Matt at train. "The Drowsy Chaperone" w/the Priests. "The Bank" afterwards. Allison @ Pano. 

Insights: Densely eventful and rewarding few days. Matt's visit held numerous highlights best encapsulated by the act of sitting in the shade at the grave site of his parents in the same cemetery where my stepmom, stepfather, ex-wife and ex-brother in law are all also buried, as we reflect on our own shared experiences and the passage of time. Tommy's friend visiting Pano brought back memories of my youth, and the gratitude I had as an adult for the environment I was afforded to have guests over.