Last night, I was driving down Cornell Road about to turn left on 25th toward my apartment, when I get this phonecall. Danielle Parker, the text on my phone read. What a pleasant surprise!

“I see you,” she said.
“Where?” I asked.
“Left turn lane on Cornell, heading onto 25th, of course,” she replied.

And for some reason, I couldn’t find her vehicle anywhere. It bugged the crap out of me. She saw me but I didn’t see her. But it was cool — we kept talking on the phone for awhile, about future plans and we exchanged stories of how each of us have been for the past couple months.

It was good to hear from her again. I’ll see her soon, I’m sure.

I’m looking forward to State Convention. REALLY looking forward to it. It’ll be my first visit to the Tri-Cities in five or so years. Not only that, but it’ll be good to see folks from around the state that I haven’t had much of an opportunity to see or hear from over that same span of time.

For those of you coming to my birthday dinner, remember, it’s at McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse in Hillsboro on Friday, July 20 at 7:59 PM. They don’t accept reservations for Friday nights, so if they can’t accommodate all of us then we’ll migrate to Red Robin on 185th and Evergreen. Drop me a line (use the Contact Me form above) if you have any questions.

I’m out like Richie Sexson is nearly every time he steps up to the plate anymore.