Ascent of the Sand People

These nerds just got back from the beach. Somebody hit their Vitamin D quotient.




Whole Beaver / McKenna clan down to Sullivan's, damming. In theme, this is what we call klamming, on the Island.



Our digs.


Jane Windsor McKenna is a sand rat.



And does not like being told when beach time has hit quota.




Clan ate well, made my first boiled peanuts, hit the requisite Poe Burger, Hominy Grill with HK and MBK (ordered the country captain). Pizza night happened.




The Kennedys of Mount Pleasant:




MO time, heavily transfused.



Lady Ga Ga Ga.



Porch Life.




In some odd solar / lunar sciences, all the ocean's starfish washed up one morning. Jane saved most of these, that or demolished them. No worries, as their legs "re-energy".





My hot mammas.




And the not so hot Uncle Cephus, learning the handsome McNair.



The reading of the RAVEN!



Dad's anniversary gifts. These two have legs.



This guy is about to be a father.........



I miss these days.



The casting practicer.



Great trip, as always. Thousand thanks to the Beavers who took most excellent care of the Texas McKennas. And to our close cousins, the Junior Beavers of Charlotte.

I'm writing this wearing my new ankle length Lebron shorts. The Crockett High Sunday Ballers deemed my go-to gym shorts "distracting". Retiring the six inch inseams.

The NBA blows, incidentally, all collusion and agents and bought titles. Not like the FIFA engineered world sporting phenomenon which is the WC. Pure grit, guts and legal cheating.

Will miss the WC. The AMM all tourney team, you heard it here late:

Backs - Maicon, Lahm, Sergio Ramos, Heinze (c'mon...), Friederich

Midfielders - Schweini, Xabi, Iniesta, Schneidy, Mesut

Forwards / Wingers - Forlan, Tevez, Muller, Landy (he even has a love child)

GK - Green!

Coach - Jogi.

Booth - Macca and Lalas, all the game callers sans Harkes, who still stinks it up.

Great month. Great result for Spain. Great result for Uruguay. Great effort from the Jerrys. Lovely football.

The real winners:


And the shit the bed award goes to:



Crazy weather here in Austin. The Mulberry trees fell on my steel wheels after a downpour. These trees have hearts of cheese.



Exciting new venture - fly fishing in the Colorado before work. The Greek bagged three finger fish. Predict massive haul next time out. River is full of crab legs somehow.



Early Saturday b day party, complete with Potting Shed for the wee ones.



Post WC pool time, with my wife the Yeti Unicorn Hunter and daughter, Hollywood Jane Princess of Spain.




View from Cesar Chavez.




Mighty Fine:



And the outtakes from the HH event.



Parting shot - Jane and I doing arts and listening to the punk rock, Sunday morning. Thanks for the hot tips Uncle Ray.

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