Greetings from The Country...

I'm nestled in bucolic and tony Fairfield County, CT as I write this, comforted by the sound of...nothing. I wish I could stay longer than i'm going to (one stinking night), but the irritating logistics of my life continue to fuck me in the ass, even when they're GOOD things. It's been a GREAT day, though...made even more so by the wondrous weather...though i'm stunned tonight to see that it approached EIGHTY DEGREES in Newark...yet where I am it was like in the low 60s. DAMN sea breeze effect!! But I've just had a FANTASTIC day...sooooooooooo needed. A long seaside walk, tending to a newborn, Chinese for dinner, relentlessly mocking others, 2 friendly black dogs, and a cat with a shaved ass...just perfect! I EVEN spent a few minutes soaring high on a swing. Sigh...WHY do I have to leave so soon?! I'd like to take this opportunity to thank my most-gracious New England hosts...I KNOW you'll be reading this. But where the hell's the volume button on this computer of yours? Don't worry, i'm sure it's just me being an idiot. Soon, I will retire to my welcoming guest bedroom...