The Goldbergs are now in Yachats, Oregon. We’ve rented a little place near the beach (though not on the beach as the Fair Jessica had wanted). Geographically, climatologically and to a certain extent culturally I really love this part of the country. Politically, I feel a bit unwelcome (though a lot of that may just be in my head). We planned to be here for a while, but unfortunately the house we’ve rented smells like 10 different kinds of death (and not all the nice kinds of death either), and the weather looks to be pretty miserable. So much for my climatological love (still I love beaches that you need a sweatshirt for in August). Also, I’m working on a spotty dial-up connection. Our cell phones don’t work. And my daughter is desperate to swim someplace other than the frigid northern pacific. So we may cut our stay here short.

We’ll be here for the rest of the week (suggestions on dining and whatnot always welcome). But we’ll probably pull-up all of the stakes and head to Colorado, en masse. I originally planned this post to offer pictures with Cosmo as an added bonus for the Broadmoor event. Now I see the event’s been canceled. Now I may just offer pics with Cosmo in exchange for a sofa!