I seem to have adopted a Frylockean schedule for blog-posting. Not good. This blog needs some serious help.

Well, Cookie's baseball season came to a close last weekend with a semi-final loss. But, Spongebob-like, he remained giddy throughout.

Did lots of shopping this weekend -- picked up assorted essentials and started eyeballing the next big Berea-Rose purchase: a gas stove. The simple electric model that came with the house has done and adequate job, but I'm jonesing for gas-flamed cast-iron (cookware I'm reluctant to use on an electric coil, lest I crack the metal). Don't know when I'll pull the trigger on that purchase, but when I do there will be photos -- and maybe even a meatball-production video demo!

Weather has been rather cool around here -- July hasn't felt much like July. Last night Alane and I sat outside on the back deck and as the sun disappeared it actually got too cool to for the shorts and tee-shirt I was wearing. Maybe we'll get some August heatwave action to put us into real summer mode.