Monthly Archives: October 2016

Oh, deer…

I have never seen so many deer in my life as I have recently. I took all these pictures during the first two days at my mom’s house in the Bay Area. They were all taken right in front of … Continue reading

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The party… part 5… (Or): Did I mention there were babies and dogs there? Oh, and there was one truly magical moment…

I met this adorable young lady. I made her smile and that made my day. I didn’t take pictures of all the dogs I played with… I was drinking… I had my hands full. I was lucky to be near … Continue reading

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The party… part 4… (Or): Even more pictures of people you probably don’t know!

Unless, of course, you have been following this blog for a while, in which case you should remember that Big Johnny is a friend of my wife from way back in middle school days, and he was the best man … Continue reading

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The party… part 3… (Or): Ain’t no party like a Bay Area party… (Or): I know, there is nothing you like better than looking at pictures of people you don’t know having fun in a place you have never been to…

Drunk guys! Okay, the funny thing about this picture is that I am in it… over on the right, making my manly muscles… and I have no recollection of handing my camera to somebody else and having them take that … Continue reading

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The party… part 2… (Or): He is officially old now, even though he is still younger than me…

Yup, Big Johnny turned 50. There he is with his lovely wife, Eva. If you don’t know them, or at least know about them, don’t panic. I will get to all that soon enough… just not today… when my hangover … Continue reading

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The party… part 1… (Or):Yeah, I’m a little hungover today… (Or): This guy!!!

There is a reason I drove 500 miles North and am now sitting in my mom’s house nursing a hangover. And the reason is this guy… Now, some of you who have been here for a while will recognize Big … Continue reading

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You are the sun… (Or): What goes on in my head when I am alone in a car on a long drive: The crack squirrel chronicles… the final chapter…

The sun tints the sky, setting fire to the heavens. It careens with wild, child-like abandon through a drop of dew on the tip of a rose petal and shoots off in new directions and colors. The sun is all … Continue reading

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We get it, it isn’t the 1950’s anymore… (Or): What goes on in my head when I am alone in a car on a long drive: The crack squirrel chronicles… part 9…

On the other hand, it isn’t the 1850’s either… when, the odds are, your own relatives were being treated like crap when they showed up in America… so stop whining.

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Hold on, I am making a cup of tea… (Or): What goes on in my head when I am alone in a car on a long drive: The crack squirrel chronicles… part 8…

Also, be careful if you ever need to search the web for images of ‘tea bags’… just sayin’…

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Thank you, child-molesting priests, gay-hating ministers, greedy televangelists, and Trump-supporting fundamentalists … (Or): What goes on in my head when I am alone in a car on a long drive: The crack squirrel chronicles… part 7…

Thank you! Thank you for reminding me that being good and decent and moral has nothing to do with religion. Now, if we can just keep religion from having anything to do with politics…

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