things of note addendum! (it was a dense weekend):
-there are lots of pretty animals at a dog show....and lots of funny looking people, apparently
-always, and I mean always, take the most pictures of your girlfriend's mom's dog, even if he's not being shown...on pain of...uh...well, not hearing the end of it, heh
-a burger made with red wine is okay; I wouldn't say spectacular, or even that different than a regular burger, though
-for the love of whatever gods, when outside for an entire weekend wear sunscreen...no, Scott, not like how our track coach used to say it, thank you...ew
-in Phoenix one can get a sub that is basically a Thanksgiving dinner in sammich-form, though the franchise in question apparently started in Delaware, I hear

woo Zen mondo!
"A monk asked T'ou-tzu: 'All sounds are the sounds of Buddha, right?'
'Right,' said T'ou-tzu.
The monk then said: 'Then master, doesn't your bottom make farting sounds?'
T'ou-tzu hit him. But, undaunted, the monk continued, 'Whether talk is coarse or subtle, all returns to the primary meaning, right or wrong?'
'Right,' T'ou-tzu said.
The monk said: 'Then can I call you a donkey?'
T'ou-tzu hit him again."