Monthly Archives: January 2016

WE DID IT!!! 3,333 blog followers!!!

I mean, it is still just a number… but it is a cool-looking number, you have to admit! HA!!!

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Christmas… the final chapter… gifts…

Not only did my older daughter get me blacksmithing lessons for Christmas… but she had a friend of hers do this awesome picture of me… as a blacksmith… reforging the sword that was broken from The Lord Of The Rings… … Continue reading →

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I promised you a fashion show…

And have I ever let you down??? There I am, at my mom’s house in the Bay Area, on Christmas morning… wearing my new Japanese kimono! My wife found it… somewhere… and it is actually made in Japan… which is … Continue reading →

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Star Wars spoilers… (but not really)… part 1…

I went and saw the new Star Wars movie finally… and I had no idea that the storm troopers were allowed such artistic freedom of choice when it came to adding flourishes to their uniforms!

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And now, some random pictures of the Golden Gate…

Because, you know, we were there over the holidays, on the other side of the bay… at my mom’s house… But we took time out to clean up a beach, and play with our Godson, and whatnot. And really, can … Continue reading →

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And sometimes, life is all just about getting poked with a stick…

While we were in the Bay Area for the holidays, we went and saw our Godson, Willie, and his parents, in San Francisco. Willie’s mom was organizing volunteers for another beach cleanup, a thing she is very active in. In the … Continue reading →

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In the town where I was born…

Okay, I admit it. When you look at the main street in my home town, it looks a little like Mayberry RFD. I mean, seriously, that is all there is to the business district. The main difference is that in … Continue reading →

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I am back!!!

Back from Christmas in the Bay Area at my mom’s house. And our computer is hooked back up… Awww… there is a picture of an ornament I made for my mom years ago. Anyway, I have a bunch of photos … Continue reading →

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