Happy May The Fourth to those who celebrate! It’s my birthday as well and we celebrated with a Blue Milk Espresso, as one does. And a fun little walk at the sea wall.

#coffee #maythefourth #dogs #labradors #beaches

A blue milk iced espresso in a clear plastic take-out glass. The espressso sits on top of the blue milk. There is a “Drowsy Whaler” sticker on the glass and a tip jar to the right. The blue milk espresso sits on a picnic table with a slice of lemon pound cake to its right. A grey wooden picket fence is in the background and behind that is the sea wall and the sound. A woman with reddish hair and a purple cardigan sits at a picnic table on sandy ground drinking a latte. A black lab in front of her looks expectantly at the camera. In the background is a grey picket fence and behind that is the sea wall. A black lab sits in front of a seated man wearing reddish shorts and holding a pup cup. The dog is ready to dive in. The same black lab sits after finishing the pup cup. His mouth is slightly open and there is whipped cream all over it. A weathered gray pole stands in front of the sea wall. There are a number of weathered gray arrow signs on it pointing in different directions. They read “Long Beach” “short beach” “sea wall” “point to point” “pleasure beach” and “surfside hotel”

The LA Philharmonic at Coachella was surprisingly good. A mix of classical, movie scores and guest artists. And who would have thought that LA Phil with LL Cool J would be the highlight of my evening? Rock the bells.

They’re here! These are the best Girl Scout cookies. So say we all.

A stack of three boxes of Girl Scout cookies. On the bottom left is a red box of Tagalongs. Next to it is a purple box of Samoas. Perched on top of them turned sideways is a green box of Thin Mints.

It’s not quite the vernal equinox yet, but where I am it looks like it’s equal amounts of day and night.

A graph of the sun’s path across the sky in an arc. It lists sunrise at 7:01 AM and sunset at 7:02 PM.

Sunday is pancake day

#sunday #pancakes #brunch

A stack of blueberry pancakes with butter and sausages sit on a plate in the foreground. They are all smothered in maple syrup. A fork sits on the plate ready to help devour them. In the background is a wide coffee mug and other mugs and plates.

Beware the Ides of March

Happy Pi Day to those who celebrate. We also had pizza. Don’t know if that counts. #piday

A coconut custard pie

We must have pie on pi day and Caesar salad on the Ides of March

Whatever you say @carrot

A weather forecast for 63° and sunny with the text “Share this forecast with your social media pals if you want to keep this nice weather coming.”

Remember back in the day when twice a year you’d have to spend 10 minutes trying to remember how to change the clock in your car radio? At least we don’t have that anymore.

#dst

A cold brew shandy - cold brew coffee and lemonade. It’s… interesting.

#coffee

A cold brew shandy in a clear plastic cup - a layer of lemonade on the bottom fades into the coffee layer on top.

Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras are a tradition for us. #pancakes

A plate with a short stack of blueberry pancakes and a couple of sausage patties all drenched in butter and syrup. A knife and fork perch atop the plate. In the background is a coffee mug and a small half empty glass bottle of fake maple syrup &10;A pretty woman with a shortish burgundy haircut, red framed glasses and a warm style sits across the restaurant table holding a large diner-style menu. In the background, all sorts of brick-a-brak hang on the wall.

Homemade oatmeal and coffee for a very snowy morning. #coffee

A bowl of homemade oatmeal sits on a plate with some silverware and two sausage links. In front is a Black Dog mug of coffee. In the background we look through a glass door onto a snow covered deck.

Watching the Grammys Premiere Ceremony. Still haven’t finalized my predictions. #Grammys

Watching the Grammys Premier show. Still haven’t finalized my predictions. #Grammys

This is what we need about now. #starbucks #love #kindness

A grande white Starbucks cup with the green Starbucks logo. The barista has written “Be kind. Be love.” above the logo enclosed with hearts.

Thanks @carrot

I don’t know who Selina Lewis is, but she must have done something pretty bad. #banned

“Hulu Fubo Venu”: If you say that while looking in the mirror, the ghost of Walt Disney will appear. #disney #hulu

News headline: “Disney's Hulu +&10;Live TV business to combine with Fubo, clearing way for Venu Sports”

Sounds about right

A push notification from my Withings scale. “Your Body has low battery. Less than 20% remaining”