another deceptively perfect day in the armpit of america

days like this make me forget the cold, the extreme heat, the humidity, the cicadas, the bats, the mosquitos. days like this make me want to stay here. i won't of course, because i am hopefully smarter than that. but if every day was like this...this place would be called california. so never mind. i didn't take any pictures, because i was too busy being lazy outside reading my book. but the kids played on the awesome waterslide, ate pizza, rode their bikes...then we looked at all the nice cumulus clouds and saw deer, sharks...the day basically entailed all the cheese of suburban life. i mean, do you HEAR the birds tweeting or what?

after the kids went to bed, i spent an inordinate amount of time looking at houses in palm springs. not particularly because there is anything special in palm springs (i mean aside from 360 days of sun, palm trees, blue skies, lots of cool gay people...) but because damn there are some stunning homes: mid-century modern, wall-to-wall glass, views of the mountains, resort-worthy pools...it's fun looking at the pictures. never mind that i don't really stay within our intended budget but whatever. details!