Yet again, I'm going home to visit the folks this weekend.

Quite simply, I love being home. Living on the ocean is one unending dream. I suppose that to be technically correct, I have to say living *beside* the ocean, because my parents don't live on a houseboat... but the culture of the area has given 'Living on the ocean' a special meaning to our people, and that is the term of endearment we use. I know many coastal communities in our area use the same expression, maybe many more do... *shrug* Love the ocean, I do. And while I'm happy in my habitat, and it suits my current needs, my heart has never left my home... it never will.

Some people don't like the four to five hour drive from here to there. I find it therapeutic. I enjoy it. It clears my mind and eases my stressed out body... After a long week of deskjob drudgery, to hit the highway and enjoy a nice long drive seems like the happiest thing I could do. I know that right this moment, Thursday AM, siting at my desk, I *want* to be in my car driving somewhere, anywhere... sigh... 29.5 hours from now I will be! Joy!

The highlight of the weekend, I hope, will be a Feed o' Lobster. For the unenlightened, this ain't no lobster you et on no plate in dem dere fancy eatin' places. This is real Atlantic lobster, fresh off the wharf, boiled in brine right from the shore across the road, in a huge pot (referred to as the P.O.T. in our family) on the back deck, brought in to the kitchen in a big stainless steel bowl, to a table covered in yesterday's newspaper, where family and friends gather with eating utensils (nutcrackers and a hammer) and bowls of melted butter to feast on the gold of the ocean. Sounds barbaric, n'est pas?

Actually it's a delightful experience, very much like a corn boil, just with a different menu... It is a tradition of which I am more than happy to partake. I've had lobster in many places, but when you have it done like this... pheh! There is no comparison. This beats all, hands down, best ever, drool for a week in anticipation, drool for a week after wanting more... I just realized I'm very hungry now.

Must eat plain food now, wait for gold of ocean... *Drool* Yum...