Cold, Hornets, and Denny

It was damn cold today. Sixty-two at noon and went straight down from there, to a low of 53 tonight. That doesn’t sound so bad, but yesterday it got to eighty-something. The usual nice breeze, so comfortable, but warm. Then straight down. It might not have been worth a mention in the Midwest, but here, it’s radical, at least if you’re staying in one place. If we get in the car and drive, we can easily go up or down a dozen degrees or so – Gilroy 80, Salinas 70, Pacific Grove 60.

Something else unusual this afternoon fighters, low and in formation, a pair, or pairs, this afternoon. It’s the annual California International Air Show this weekend in Salinas. Practice, I suppose. On checking it seems they’re F/A 18F Super Hornets, the "Flying Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron 122 (VFA-122) based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, CA.

Daughter Courtney and Son-in-law Dave wrote in their blog that they've added to their active duty Army contracts. Both Captains, there are new incentives. "Why not take advantage," Courtney wrote me, "we're staying anyway."

Boston Legal got 10 million viewers following Dancing, which got 18 mil. House took the night’s ratings with 20 million. We liked Legal, with “new sheriff” Karl Sack (John Larroquette) in a senior partner’s chair and sacking in with Shirley (pun most certainly intended?). Clarice does a stage number, Alan Shore has elevator liaisons with sexy litigator Lorraine Weller, Denny gets arrested in a prostitution sting, and well, on it goes for a fourth season. Shatner and Spader have each won two Emmys, for actors in a drama – demonstrating that even the industry doesn’t know how to classify this show. Personally, I’d call it a comedy, but, well, I’m not sure of that either.