If my grandpa can’t come to the pictures, they come to him
Welcome, Summer
Vicki’s Marriage Advice
The Boykis wedding torte. I hear it was delicious.And the Aladdin cake topper, which I struggled valiantly for, since certain family members thought it was "too terrorist."
Friday Links
From the blogs:
»New Sneakers
My sneakers:[
](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/veekaybee/wlb/gh-pages/assets/images/2010/05/turtle1.jpg)My sneakers: 
Turtle and his sneakers.
Our Adventures in Los Angeles, starting with Mulholland Drive
Update from the home front: my aunt comes from Russia and my mom flies free from logic
Today, a two-for-the-price of one story treat.
»If you’re interested in if the world economy will ever recover
I wrote a piece for work for industry publication American Shipper, which you can read here, under “Trade Forecast 2010″ (requires registration but is free.) I’m pretty proud of it.
Friday Links
If food looked like this, I’d never eat again.
I’ve Gone Over to the Dark Side
After all my condemnation. Who would have thought that I would cave. But it’s so convenient. And I do live in a walkable city.
»How to get me to give you money. It’s not by sending me your stupid donation email.
Interrupting my California recap to rant and to commend.
»Organic Strawberry Fields Forever. California, Part 2
We left San Francisco when it was cold. It’s always cold in San Francisco.
»Our Vacation in the State Where You Never Find a Dance Floor Empty: Part 1
This is the first part in a two-ish-part series describing our vacation in California last week. Suggested listening as you read. 
Friday Links
I’m slacking this week. But I did get to see Nouriel Roubini live yesterday, as I tweeted:
»I’m back!
And here’s how I feel with all the blog posts I have to write and everything I need to catch up on:
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