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I added a new blog to my blogroll this morning (Commuterrant) but it isn’t showing up because it’s below the threshhold of recently updated blogs that I’ve set. Meaning I only show the n most recently updated. So it’s possible that you are on my list, but don’t show up because you don’t ping blogrolling. So don’t come crying to me about it. And don’t expect me to go and do it for you. Here’s a link to the page. Go. Do it.

I was just reading a news story about more houses in California sliding down the sides of mountains. I have to tell you, I feel for those people. I can’t imagine (and wish never to, knock wood) know what it’s like to watch your home be destroyed like that. To lose everything you’ve worked for. To have your view screwed up. This is just one more reason I’m glad I live on this side of the Continental Divide. My house isn’t sliding anywhere any time soon. Additionally, we’re much smarter and prettier than people living in other states. And we don’t have as much ear hair.

So what is it with California’s sliding house problem? I know, it’s probably been discussed to death in the mainstream media. It’s all about mudslides. Lots of rain turns into lots of mud and the mud has nothing to hold it up, so down it comes, taking everything else with it. Can we all assume that if you’re going to build a house in California, no matter how much money you have, you should avoid building on the side of a hill? Maybe you can buy the land on the hill and just put a Winnebego on the property. Then when the rains come, you can just drive your house somewhere else.

Thank God it’s already Tuesday, that’s all I have to say.

Interesting thing about this waterlogged month: Even on days that were relatively nice this weekend, it rained at least once. I’m wondering how many days DIDN’T have at least a little sprinkle this May. I know this morning I was rained on walking from the parking garage to work.

As for our weekend movie making – we kind of got distracted with other things and I didn’t get a chance to work on my own movie. Actually, when Junior got up Sunday morning he told Mr. Dump, “If I ever make a movie, I’m going to call it The Attack of the People Named Frank Johnson” so that is the name of the movie that I am working on. Currently, we have several Frank Johnsons lined up, all of them located one toy box or another.

Had the opportunity today to make an official visit to what remains of the amusement park *I* was supposed to own someday (by invitation of someone with keys and permission to be there). I took my camera with me. The very sad photos are located in this album.

Now that Oliver Stone has been arrested for DUI, it’s up to the Big DumpTruck to find some way to fill your movie live. Presenting some of the very first movies made by our family.

This first entry was created entirely by my step-son Jon, who obviously has quite a future ahead of him.

Kung Foo Slug (a 1.5meg QuickTime movie)