Well, we’re getting hit with another week of freakish weather. I know, people elsewhere in the country might think we California softies are just crying wolf, but hell, even the weather pros are calling this a “bombogenesis.” Yes, that’s the term the weather peeps are using for this weather bomb of high winds and rain! You’d think they’d coin a better word… I mean is bombogenesis a disease or some bizarre Biblical reference? WTF. Regardless, this heavy, pouring rain is getting to be ridic.

The good news is that we haven’t (yet) suffered any downed trees or power outages on the Houseboat, though that’s not to say shit couldn’t happen. My next door neighbor had a monster eucalyptus tree crash in his yard last year, just barely hitting the house. He and the wife were so concerned about further crashes that for few days while they wanted for crews to chainsaw the remaining branches and stabilize the tree, they slept in the other bedroom. Yikes.

I’m a little concerned too that our wet roof is well, getting more and more drenched. I sure hope nothing comes through the ceiling inside. The ground cover in my front yard (which I had re-designed last year to be drought-tolerate) is filling in nicely, but the roots of our ash tree, which in the past clogged our plumbing, is coming back with a vengeance. Suddenly, home ownership is sounding rather burdensome, right?

In other news, Bubs got back last night… just before the soaking wet blew in. He’s pretty pooped and still kinda on East Coast time. But we booked our hotel for Los Cabos next week. Woohoo! Actually, I had scored an awesome deal on a smaller local resort, but in the end, we upgraded to the JW Marriott. There’s just something consistent about those MNCs (multinational corporations). The biggest tip I wanted to share though? Thank goodness for my Costco card… especially for travel bookings. For example, consider the Cabo Marriott booking:

Hotels.com/Priceline.com: $659/night
Marriott.com (AAA rate): $521
Costco Travel: $421.

Yeah, it’s higher than I would normally do, but what can I say, it’s been a shitty last month. But seriously, isn’t the price difference just insane? I’m telling you: no matter what, whether it’s shoes or home improvement or whatever, you gotta comparison shop your ass!!!