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This week has been dominated by rain that began on Monday and continues even today.  It has showed signs of weakening as the week progressed.  I was worried..it feels like Seattle, but without nearly enough coffee shops.  

Twice on Monday the St. Petersburg police stopped past due to an anonymous complaint about music volume.  Both times the officers felt there was no problem with the sound level.  You can hardly hear the music if you stand on the front porch and this is with the side windows open.  Due to the rain that started early in the morning my day was preempted with a 3 hour nap after which I took my bike over to the shop for its 30-day checkup.   Monday night saw the first ever Margaritas and Movies! at Chez Kitteh.  banANNA! was the only soul to brave the rain.  We watched “It’s All Gone Pete Tong” and sampled margaritas made from three different tequilas 

The anonymous caller had police check in with me again on Tuesday, while I appreciate their concern I would like to let them (you) know that I prefer warm cookies vs. a uniformed officer checking on my perfectly fine sound levels. (Music quality is something else… it may only be coincidence that the police arrived when Tiesto or Oakenfold was playing.  The rain closed the Gulfport Tuesday Market and kept me inside so to combat the boredom I began to develop a healthy case of cabin fever. 

Hump day had me getting up and slughing off to Gibbs High School to be a “Guest Teacher” for Anatomy and Physiology.   While heading out for donuts on my lunch break some moron decided to commit armed robbery of the near to school Subway shop.  When I returend to campus I was stopped by two security guards who asked what I was doing… (mind you I had a bag of donuts in my left hand, a large red bull in my right, a backpack on, and was wearing one of my lovely orange shirts.  I don;t care who robbed the subway I can see no way I fit any profile)  I explained about the donut quest showed my ID and teaching card and got a 50 foot escort ride to the front door.   One exciting thing while I was off Gibbs campus was this incredible little blue bug…I just loved its coloration.   
 

Getting home from Gibbs I found that the most awesome cat toys ever arrived in the mail.  A little R/C Mini Cooper and an R/C Helicopter from ThinkGeek.com heheheh and the cats love them!!!   Sara (No H) was flying in Wednesday evening to christen Chez Kitteh’s guest room.  While heading over to the airport I happened to drive through a flock of bubbles drifting down 5th Ave N (near 16th St) in St. Petersburg. Surreal.  Her flight was delayed for an hour as it circled Tampa waiting for the Thunderstorms to pass.  Once she was on the ground we picked Shelley up from work and headed over to Sloppy Joes on Treasure Island beach for a round of Welcome to Florida Margaritas!  SandOvations had build this large detailed sand clock for the Bilmar hotel (where Sloppy Joes is located) and I was amazed at how well the detail had held up under at least three days of rain.

Thursday was not nearly as fun as other days in the week, exciting when the power went out? Kinda.  It at least broke up the boredom.   I did manage to escape the house for a short bike ride up Coffee Pot Bayou and saw the cutest ducks swimming along in the water.  Walking along the low tide line I also discovered a few coconuts and a piece of driftwood that should make good planters for some lemon bonsai trees I started last year.  I experimented a little with some settings on the Canon DSLR exposure, aperture and the like.

The potential for severe weather postponed Friday’s space shuttle landing.  Good thing too as Shelley and Sara had enjoyed a late night of dinner, dancing, and general catching up.  While they slept in I went of on an early morning bike ride where I found Mark creating sand sculptures at the Pier for an Ikea promotion.  I hope to trade some labor for instruction.  Waffle House on Treasure Island was lunch with a stroll on the beach looking at storm clouds to the north.  We heard that there was a tornado in the Largo area about that time. Supposedly Florida has a higher density of tornadoes per land area than any other state.   After Waffle House Shelley and Sara went over the bridge for some shopping while I stayed at Chez Kitteh to do some clean up.  Developing a necessity for a caffeine beverage to headed to Rollin Oats (think Trader Joes but independent) with a stop at the bike shop to get some air in a tire and have the rear wheel re-aligned.  It had slipped so it was rubbing on the frame.   I’m a little concerned about the abrasion damage. Wait and see.    The sun came out, Shelley and Sara came home and then we are off to dinner.  With the closing of this post the weekend officially begins!!!

Wahoo!

Photog fun

Chez Kitteh Guest room V1.0