Second Homeless Moments after posting

Second Homeless
Moments after posting that last missive, I went to load the Jeep (OFEFTA) only to find I had a flat tire. Yup - Big 'O Screw in my Big 'O Tire [tm]. It did put us a few hours behind schedule and I missed kick-off (not that the missus cared), but my boys came through for me. Who'da thunk a 49er kicker could actually win a game for us? And MSU won, and the Giants have pulled within 1 game. Good weekend for sports my friends.

So we're done with the house. Finis. Putting the key through the mail slot took 30 seconds. It should have been a quick 2 second gesture. But in my atypical theatrical fashion, I made it a grand gesture with a flourish finale as I relinquished all access to what is soon to no longer be our house. My hand almost got stuck. That would have really sucked, to be all dramatic and shit only to have to call someone to help pry your hand out of a mail slot. The missus was in the car. She had no idea how close we were to a medical emergency.

We still have 2 days during which something horrible could happen and we could fall out of escrow I suppose. Stranger things have happened, but I doubt it will. We're done. The dotted lines have been signed. Our thumbprints taken by the "mobile" notary (side bar: This guy was fucking weird. He showed up 45 minutes early and wouldn't shut up about how he's this big conservative ex-cop who has gay son and he's "okay with that, ya know?" "There's a lot of gays in Palm Springs aren't there?" "I knew this gay guy once..." Key-rist! Can we just fucking get this over with please?).

The best part? No, not the direct deposit (but talk to me in a couple of days) The best part is that I will never have to make that fucking 8 hour drive again. Fear not my dear Bay Area friends, you have not seen the last of us (well, maybe for a few months, but I'm guessing that you might be a bit sick of us at this point) It's Alaska Airlines from now on. 5 mins to the airport, a 52 minute flight and a rental car. Ah, now that's traveling folks.

On a completely unrelated note:
Whilst at the lake last month, we were treated to a rare sight. A Bald Eagle soaring overhead. It was truly an amazing and beautiful sight. We have Golden Eagles nesting up there and at first I wasn't sure it really was a Bald Eagle, but there was no doubt. The white head, the white tail feathers, a wingspan of a house. It never once flapped its wings, just soared in circles on the updrafts. We momentarily feared for the little shitzu (sp?) dog, Lily, next door (what a horrific thing that would have been - "Yipe!") but the eagle made it's way down the shore and slowly out of sight. Absolutely Stunning.