Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 05.23.2009. On the Saturday of this Memorial Day Weekend, the newly restored K-9 Command Cemetery held its re-dedication ceremony in front of a crowd not limited to two-legged creatures.

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Embers of our bonfire finding flame down the stretch in the wee hours. 05.25.2009

“Our education system has mined our minds the way we have strip-mined our earth for a particular commodity. And for the future, it won’t service. We have to re-think the fundamental principles on which we are educating our children.”
— Sir Ken Robinson

Thursday, 05.21.09, White Point Preserve in San Pedro, CA, sunset. Seen in this video are the first few of what ended up being about sixty people on some sort of treasure hunt footrace, following a trail of flour dropped by a leader, hoping to find beer at the end.

Stay thirsty, my friends.

Quasi-sister-in-law. La Quinta Resort, 05.03.2009.

This may quite possibly be Web 2.0 at its finest. Go check out this obviously fantastic product on Amazon, a Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt, and read the reviews. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. I AM CRYING OVER HERE.

5.0 out of 5 stars
The Perfect Accessory, May 5, 2009
By Wesley C. Hatfield (Great Falls, Montana)

The manager at my local McDonald’s refused to serve me when I entered shirtless in my buffalo-skin chaps and beaver pelt moccasins. I’ve since been searching to find the perfect top to go with my turquoise necklace and bolo tie. $35 bucks later, I can hold my head high as I wait for my Filet-O-Fish.

5.0 out of 5 stars
Great complement for my skin art, May 19, 2009
By overlook1977 (Raleigh, NC United States)

Unfortunately I already had this exact picture tattooed on my chest, but this shirt is very useful in colder weather.

*UPDATE 05.20.2009*: This shirt is the #1 selling apparel item on Amazon right now.

ON HIS THIRTY-SIXTH birthday, May 18, Travis Cornell rose at five o’clock in the morning. — Watchers

In a sort of lucid deja vu, I woke up early this morning with the above line in my head. It’s the first sentence in Watchers, a novel by Dean Koontz that I read and wrote about last summer. Yesterday was May 18, and it seems my subconscious hasn’t forgotten this extraordinary tale of three souls that find each other.

While I’m thinking about it, I might as well throw the recommendation out there. If you’re looking for a good summer read, this is the one. Right now would be the perfect time for you to crack it, as you’ll be doing so in a parallel chronology with the story itself. If you read it in real time, it’ll take you through the Fall and into the climax at Christmas. And trust me, it’s one of the most triumphant and satisfying payoffs you’ll ever read.

Check it out. If you don’t love it, I’ll pay for the book.