HAD A VERY NICE, AND NEEDED, VACATION. IT WASN’T THE PLACE, NOR THE DRIVE, NOR THE WEATHER, AND NOT COMPLETELY THE PERSON, BUT SHE DEFINITELY HELPED MAKE IT BETTER THAN LAST YEAR’S MINI GETAWAY. BIG THANKS TO MA AND PA LAVERTUE FOR HOOKING US UP WITH A MINI SET OF DAYS AWAY FROM BROOKLYN AND PHILADELPHIA. WE SCORED A FEW DAYS IN ATLANTIC CITY, AWAY FROM THE MAIN STRIP, AND ON THE SHORE. VERY QUIET. WE SLEPT LATE. WATCHED TV. STARED AT THE VIEW. WALKED ON THE BEACH. BASICALLY, WE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING. BUT, AFTER THE FEWS WEEK WE’D HAD, AND ME HAVING ORAL SURGERY ON FRIDAY, A FEW DAYS OF NOTHING WAS ALL WE WANTED. THE SURGERY, COMPARED TO THE EXTRACTION, WAS AMAZINGLY SWIFT AND LESS PAINFUL. IT STILL HURTS LIKE HELL, NOT GET MY WRONG, AND I ASKED FOR STRONGER DOSES OF PAINKILLERS. BUT, THE SURGERY WAS ABOUT 45 MINUTES. I TOOK, LIKE THE SURGEON, TOOK PHOTOS WHILE IT WAS GOING ON, BUT, I’LL SAVE YOU THE TIME OF LOOKING AT THEM, A BIT GRUESOME. I’M GOING TO SPEAK WITH THE DOC TOMORROW ABOUT GETTING A GOLD IMPLANT, AS I’VE HEARD IT’S LESS EXPENSIVE (ALREADY SPENDING AN UPWARD OF 3 GRAND) BUT, IT’S LONGER LASTING, AND HECK, IT’S COOL. THIS WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE CHILL, TOO, I HOPE. SAVING MONEY FOR A TRIP TO LA IN OCTOBER. YOU’LL BE THERE? LET ME KNOW. OH, AND I HAD SOME OTHER PHOTOS TAKEN… THE MANY FACES OF ME. YES, IF YOU KNOW MY DAD, YOU’LL PROBABLY BE SAYING… YOU LOOK JUST LIKE HIM! THANKS TO SAUNDERS – http://saundersjonathan.com