Another whopper from PEOTUS Donald Trump

By Jack Brummet, National Affairs Ed.

In November, PEOTUS told Lesley Stahl that he would not be taking vacations:

"There’s so much work to be done and I want to get it done for the people,” he said. “I want to get it done. We’re lowering taxes, we’re taking care of health care.”

He told the Times of London yesterday that he plans to take off his first weekend in office.

“One of the first orders I’m gonna sign — day one — which I will consider to be Monday as opposed to Friday or Saturday. Right? I mean my day one is gonna be Monday because I don’t want to be signing and get it mixed up with lots of celebration, but one of the first orders we’re gonna be signing is gonna be strong borders.”

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Seattle to the Methow Valley via the North Cascades Highway today

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Mexico Travelling Partners

I arrive at the beach late (after having to do some work!)


Dave Hokit tries on a pink Puerto Vallarta hat, which the vendor refused to sell him because it was pink!


Maureen Roberts at Cocina de Jorges


Keelin emerges from the Pacific (81 degrees in the water today)

I joined Maureen, Dave, and Keelin one day into the vacation after a work thing in Los Angeles. They were glad to see me arrive, since I am in charge of both comic relief and cooking. I've been here 30 hours and have already cooked two dinners.

It is an incredible callback to be here again with all of them, since we have been here together on vacation twice before. This really isn't supposed to work, but we have taken at least ten vacations together (the Olympic Peninsula 2x, Methow Valley 3x, McCall Idaho, Lopez Island 2x, Orcas Island, and Salt Spring Island) since we met in 1986. This is the first one without our six children. And while we do miss The Youth, we're getting by somehow.
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Dean Ericksen's realtime travelogue continues to unfold

...Click Mary to enlarge...

My brother and sister in law, Dean and Mary, and their youth Declan, Althea, and Augie, continue their two month journey through Nicaragua and Costa Rica, as reported in the blog Almost There In No Time. The trip has ranged from the harrowing to the sublime, at least from an outsider's viewpoint. There is no question they have been battling with bugs, that is, cooties and microbes, leavened with moments of tropical bliss.

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