Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the best movie I have seen in a while. Funny, painful, thought provoking. Run, don’t walk.

Anna and I went out to the desert today to see if we could spot some of the desert bloom. It was a nice ride, the burn areas are starting to come back in. We didn’t see much until we pulled into Borrego Springs and checked out a map place. Borrego Springs is an interesting place. The resorts are more motel 6 than vegas… The cashier at the taco place had no eyebrows, just a pecil line. Good times.

We got some info about the bloom and headed up north a bit out of town. There was a field of purple, and some stuck tourists. A cop came by and helped their suv out of the sand. Note, ‘Punch it Chewy’ = stuck truck in sand. There were lemon trees, date palms, and some fruit tree blossoming – all of it made the most incredible smell. It was like shoving a glade mister up your nose. Except a good smell. We continued to head north and the park started up again. There were sort of mini dunes will all sorts of flowers and blooming plants. There were also a lot of funky caterpillars wandering around. Big suckers.

We bought a lb of dates (4$) and a big ole bag of grapefruit (2.5$). Haven’t tried the grapefruit yet, but the dates were quite good. I love fruit stands.

Dominionism and America. Yes it is a long read. But it does a really good job of picking out bits from the flood of information and slapping it all together.