Meanwhile...this happens every day.

Some people came.

Some folks came from somewhere else. We interacted with them.
I'm not writing about the encounter because as luck would have it, nothing eventful or interesting happened.
They were boring, we were boring,
Usually the stars don't line up like that.
 I'm choosing to savor this.

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Middle age Japanese couple like my bike lights

Yes! These folks liked us. They gave our house a lovely review. “宿泊は2泊だけでしたが、とても快適な宿でした。まずはロケーション。宿から50mも歩けば、DOWNTOWN 行きのバスが頻繁に走るSEデビジョン・ストリートでこの通り沿いには、色々なレストランやカフェがあり、街中から少し離れてリラックスして過ごすには絶好な場所です。2番系統バスは夜遅くまで頻繁に走っており、ダウンタウンへは20分ほど、本当に便利です。宿もアメリカらしい小洒落た家で共用のリビングやキッチンを含め本当に清潔でした。オーナーのKate をサポートするOlive とDingoもとても親切に応対してくれました。本当にお薦めです。”

This lovely couple were quiet until I got on my bike. They got really animated when they saw the dancing lights. Afterward they presented me with this very lovely cloth. I quickly made it into a headband and felt as formal as these cats carry themselves.
The lady laughed politely as the man pulled the cloth from my head and demonstrated that it was a dish towel.
I love my gift dish towel.

Austin Metrotexan...yeah I made that word up.

Austin in the house. 

Last week we met a couple from my home state.

I hit it off with the fellow right away as he had just been on a pot safari all over town. Yes! we had something to talk about right off.
The two of us sat in the dark on the front porch for hours, watching the people walk by, smelling the flowers and talking about our favorite places in Austin.

It was great to talk to a metro-texan.  That made it easier to tell him about places in town he would like and how to navigate.

One of my favorite attributes of Austin is something that can be found many places in Texas.

The smell of pecan trees and river rocks...and dirt.

Those smells have been intoxicating to me my whole life.

I was pleased to hear about the Austin bike scene and the happinin' things going on there.

He gave me the lay of the land since my Austin expieriences. My referenced were dated (1990s).

Austin is a magical place to me because I was never there in bad company.

I was always with people I adored so I see the place as a gem in my mind.

The last day for the Texans came. We were filming something out front as we said goodbye.

We are single serving friends who hung out in the dark porch  I had no idea what the dude looked like nor he, me.

We had only sat in the dark  roasting bowls and talking about his life. My life never really came up.
 It was funny seeing him in the light and realizing he didn't look anything like who my imagination thought he looked like (close but no cookie),
He was surprised too with wide eyes
 "What are you doing on that huge frikkin bike!!!???"

where is the tv?

Lady from the mid-west is here with her son.
Every face she makes looks like she is looking at a car accident.
I'm not holding it against her.
She doesn't owe me anything.
We were playing Dungeons and Dragons
 at the livingroom table as she explored the whole house.
She finally came to the table and asked
 "Where is the TV? There isn't a single TV in the house."
We all looked at each other comfortable in the fact that we are fascinating enough.

"Sorry Mam, we're good."

She was the first bad review.
She thought we were loud and had no TV.

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Thanks! It's a great town to be a clown.

Perfect freebox season. Hey hustlers. This is the time to hit up those free boxes. 
Portland just started Spring cleaning and treasure abounds. Olive found this nice pile to hide in. 
We got great freeboxes year round but this is the best time because usually all the stuff gets soaked in rain.
 I would be doing this classic hustle but I don't have room for stuff. 
If not I would get several garage sales worth of loot and stow it away for July. We used to do the same thing with giant dumpsterdiving troves. 
No excuse to be broke if ya got some time, space and initiative. 
Rock on Happy Hunting. 

Meanwhile...we still enjoy riding in rain

You rock Radio cab.

 We had a German newsreader staying with us. 
She managed to befriend Olive and asked her to help arrange a 4 am cab to the airport. 
She gave Olive all the deets in broken English and Olive made the call. 
Radio cab was so nice to Olive.
 I could hear the radio cab lady telling Olive "4am is only a few hours so get some sleep ok?" Olive said she would and she did. 
Thanks Radio cab.

We got home today soaked and face melted after rocking a party appearance.

We got home today soaked and face melted after rocking a party appearance. 
We could have worn raincoats but we purposely don't. When folks in traffic see us drenched in bad weather they lose their minds. 
People honk, yell and encourage us the entire commute. Normally they only do that for most of our commute. 
It's a profound delight to make those folks so happy. 
We do pick our moments and do this sparingly. 
The gear and threads can only take so many torrents. 
Also this is how George Washington died. 
He got sick after a long horse ride in the rain. We ain't going down like that. 
All warm and dry now. 
Hope you are too.

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Leaving the house is always fun when my boy is around.

He is 12. Old enough to be home alone.
I tell him,
 "Olive and I are going to the hardware store, Be back soon. You are in charge."
 Then I give him extended instructions.
 "Guard the house with your life, if you die, 
then my bike is in charge, 
if the tallbike perishes then my guitar is third in command." 
By now he is grinning as he asks what if the guitar dies. 
"No problem, We will be back by then Sport, thanks for looking out." 
We take sentry duty real serious around here.

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Meanwhile...we couldn't make it to a personal appearance. They asked Olive to make them a giant balloon Narwhal instead.

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Eavesdropping on my boy

My son is having a sleepover with his fellow 12 year old, a dude called "Skunk"".
Last night they suddenly stopped before ascending the stairs and my boy says "Skunk, do you smell a real skunk?
He replied "I do but the chances of a real skunk being in this house is remote at best. I think it's Marijeewanna. The scent is virtually identical."
They were standing next to my coat.
I wanted to disagree but if it smells like a skunk...

Meanwhile...we still rock the grill all lit up and everything.

This house wouldn't be renting rooms if the owner (who lives here too) hadn't been in a car crash.

Massive med bills messed up her nest egg. Gotta rent rooms to keep the bills paid but what an amazing spot she created. Living in a nice crib keeps our standards up and diplomacy is what clowns do so we are way happy. We are perfect for this real life sitcom.

We showed our son how to make sushi. Now he makes cheeto sushi for his school lunch

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Meanwhile, we keep on truckin'

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1922 bungalow in and outs

Japan in the house. An adorable couple just arrived. They are cyclists who are touring this country on thier bikes.
 It's a riot overhearing Olive Rootbeer communicating with them. 
They don't know each other's language but it's still working out.
 We recently had folks from Dallas Texas in one room and a couple from San Antonio in the other. I call them "metro-texans" because they are adept at taking buses and don't throw pizza crusts in the recycling. 
Lately we have hosted pot smoking oldsters from the midwest,
 Middle Eastern folks on honeymoon,
 Euginians here for a show, 
Californians and lots of Canadians. 
 My favorite thing to say before locking the door at night is
 "Are all the guests in for the evening?" 
That's fun to say as a fake employee.

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Meanwhile...we always fight for what's right.

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