As my vacation starts to wind down, I see Blogmeister KenP is continuing his solid job finding things to interest the HBO crowd. Major Hat Tip -- to Ken. I've finished the painting and am looking forward to doing something else later today. Mebbe getting in a swim before the tourists and visitors take over the waterfront for the Fourth of July weekend. I admit that I get less and less excited about the Fourth the longer I live here. The parade's nice in the morning. But the maniacs who'll be firing fireworks for the next two weeks are a pain. And the ha-huge fireworks crowd means you have to fight major gridlock to get back home. Such is the burden of living in such a viewtiful city ...

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