Category Archives: My travels

I climbed a freekin’ mountain… covered in cacti… in the dark… to get you these pictures…

Okay, so we got to Quartzsite, Arizona late, and by the time we had the motor home set up, it was too dark for any photos… but I got up while it was still dark, and went on one of … Continue reading →

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I don’t really know where to start…

I mean, this was an awesome adventure, and I have lots of photos, and I usually do these things in some weird order that only makes sense to me… but for a change, I am going to start at the … Continue reading →

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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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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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Random pictures of trees, dogs and clouds…

No, that isn’t Spanish moss, in case you were wondering. It is a form of lichen. But it looks cool hanging on trees. These are the last pictures of our epic camping adventure over the Thanksgiving holiday… almost… I mean, … Continue reading →

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Birds and words… part 4…

Here is another of my weird bird experiences on our camping adventure over the Thanksgiving holiday. There was this little scrub jay sitting on a fence. I just kept walking slowly closer and closer to it. He let me get … Continue reading →

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