It was Kathie’s birthday the other day, so we set out to do the wife thing. And that, consisted of a day on the beach with Famous Amos cookies and wine. (The wine was for later, duh.) …Or were the cookies for later? Don’t remember because of the wine, I guess.
Whatever.
But that evening, we went to our favorite restaurant in Malibu called Tra Di Noi. Now, it’s our favorite because you can pretty much order anything you want. And they are always looking for new cool dishes. So, since we’re vegetarians, we tried to challenge them. Ordered a Saporiti pasta with Kalamata olives and jalapenos. SPICY!
It was a great day, although I was well done and looked a bit like a roast chicken. Um, veggie chicken, I mean. Ah, summer. Love it.
My Kathie is another day younger. Happy Birthday again, sweetie.
That’s always a good question for me. Yesterday was my 44th birthday. I’m as old as we’ve had Presidents.
So, it begs the question. What did WE do? Well, up until about 11am, I had no idea what Kathie was up to. A surprise. It started out like any other day as my eyes woke up at 5:30am with my dog, Sammy, licking my nose. But from that point on, the day was a big question mark.
Since Kathie knows I love cars, she rented a really cool one for the day. A Bentley? No. A Lamborghini? Nope. Not even a Ferrari. She went out and rented a Toyota Yaris for $31 bucks. ZOWIE!!!! And boy, did we have fun!!!
Off we went south for about 1/2 hour to our favorite coffee place, The Rose in Venice. The best coffee on the planet and lots of star sightings to boot. Any stars today? Not a one. It was MY Birthday. Kathie was treating my like a star with great Granola!!
Then? Off we went south about 2 hours to a small town called Encinitas. If you’ve ever heard of Encinitas, then you know that it’s famous for the surf spot SWAMIS. But, we weren’t going surfing, dangit, ’cause we were in a Yaris which is 5 feet shorter than my longboard. Where were we going?
Well, one of our absolute favorite places to go in Malibu is Paramahansa Yogananda’s LAKE SHRINE. One of the most beautiful places in the world and a fellowship we cherish and give. Meditation Gardens, a Lake and waterfall. (More on that later) But in Encinitas is another of the Guru’s locations. Much different because it overlooks the ocean.
East Indian religion is not religion. It simply just teaches that all we need to succeed is inside us and no where else. You just need to bring it out. And walking through the gleaming and beautiful gardens did just that. A state of peace that is now forever in my Birthday memory.
Plus, ….we saw some cool and not so cool cars…. 4 and 4 = 8. And you know what THAT means? I get to be 8 years old again!!! COOL! Off to the movies today to see FAST & FURIOUS 4! Let you know how it is.
Happy weekend everyone!
Birthdays are cool. Anyone’s birthday. A chance to get together and get a picture with everyone having a good time. And, with crazy hair. (I need a cut, ya think?) It was my Mom’s birthday this past week, so we hung, ate and did the birthday thing.
She would have enjoyed the Chocolate cake I made. (I know I did!) But, this is my family. At least part of it. My brother, Ethan to the left, then my Pop… Tony, my wife Kathie behind him (With Bug and Sammy) and Ethan’s wife, Dee. No, Sammy isn’t Dee’s hair, duh. Then,… um, …my hair.
Birthdays + Cake = Cool. Plus,… dishes. Not so cool.
Happy Birthday, Mom.
Oh yea… BIRTHMONTH, I should say. And to start things off… here’s the APRIL NEWSBLAST!!
April will be a month long Celebration, so where do you go to get started? VEGAS, BABY! Stay tooned as we feature the filming of a new show for ESPN2!
