i know there is no bailout plan agreed upon yet, but i am announcing that as of today i am no longer suspending my blog.

so how do i just start up again after such a long hiatus?  do i need to fill you all in on what's been going on in my life?  do i need to explain why i've been away for so long?  i feel like i need some sort of reintroduction here.

well, in case you haven't heard, stay away from the tap water in downey.

so i was sitting at the counter at my mom's restaurant eating lunch, when that story came up on the local news.  the guys sitting a few seats down from me says, "did he say downey?  i live in downey!"

to which i replied, "well, better stay away from the tap water."

he then turns to me, points at the logo on his shirt that says culligan, and says, "i don't have to worry about that."

then...i swear...the culligan man struts right out the restaurant.  he strutted baby, cuz that's how he does it.  culligan straight up filtrates that nasty h20.