as you can see from the pics below, i spent the weekend away. went to a little town out in mid-california somewhere called murphys which is in calaveras county. gold-rush type area, small quaint towns around there, sierra area, ski resorts, state and national parks-- sorta near yosemite. there were a group of 8 of us guys invited by our friend Owen to his hometown of murphys for the weekend. it also happened to be st. patricks day weekend and the irish town of murphys celebrates that annual holiday with much gusto for a small town-- parade, parties, everything green, etc. all in all, we had a terrific time. just being away from city life for a while, having no signal on my cell phone, no access to a computer, and simple care-free days of leisure activity in a small town. nice. we'll probably head up there again sometime