Well, it looks like a lot of folks are away or busy this weekend, and with some upcoming engagement, it looks like our next opportunity for a broadcast will be Sunday, June 5th.So make planz to come on by that afternoon, do some writing, and then I'll be along with Zorro and we'll have lots of videos and goodies to share!

This weekend has been an interesting. Thanks to some cost-cutting by the city of Vacaville, we are dealing with an insect infestation--cockroaches, in particular. So far I've been able to keep them mostly out of the house, but they are all out in the street and driveway in the front of the house. I have lines of diatomaceous earth laid down in a perimeter around the house. It looks like we are hosting a baseball game here or something. I threatened to draw a pentagram in the driveway just to mess with the neighbors, but Mary vetoed that idea.

So that's been my Sunday. However, yesterday was a whole lot of fun. I went to Dixon to attend the 20th annual Pin-A-Go-Go event. That is what can only be described as a Pinball convention. Everybody brings their working machines and they line them up in three buildings at the Dixon fairgrounds, and you pay $25 for the day and you can just walk up and play any machine you want. All day long. I played for about seven hours straight, and I have got the aching hands, wrists, and fingers to prove it! But man o man, that was so much fun! But of course the high point for me was the fact that they had not one, but TWO working Future Spa machines. Between those two machines, I probably spent a full hour playing Future Spa--and I had not played a single game of it since 1982. That was my favorite pinball machine of all time back in the day. I played it soooo much when I was at college. So it was really amazing to be able to get a chance to play the old girl again after all these years.

Yes, I don't know if I have ever mentioned it before, but I was a HUGE fan of playing pinball and shooting pool back when I was at college. Once I got into the working world, I didn't partake much at all. However, I still enjoy shooting a good game of pool (though I am extremely out of practice). but as for pinball, I just haven't had much opportunity. The games today are so complicated and expensive. It used to be it was five balls for a quarter. Now it is 50 cents or a dollar per play, and it's only three balls! So it was really great to get a chance to play on some of my old favorites. In addition to Future Spa, I played Space Shuttle, Flash Gordon, Eight Ball Deluxe, Black Knight, Harlem Globetrotters...and many more. So today my wrists are sore, but my heart is full. :)

I only heard about the event because I had entered my photos in the Dixon May Fair this year. In the process of doing that, I started seeing signs talking about the event the following weekend. I can't believe I've lived out here since 2003 and I had never heard of it--otherwise I would have been going every year!

Well, I should probably get back to work on my project. I am building a little light box to use for macro photography of some rocks and minerals. Sounds strange, but I think the results will be quite gorgeous! That's just some of what I shall be sharing next month on the 5th. Until then, we'll see you at the chatroom or in the next newsletter!