Category Archives: My travels

Maui is crawling with lizards…

I met a lot of lizards on our trip to Maui. I like lizards. There is just something cool about them… Do you see the lizard in this picture? Let me zoom in a little closer… That is a handsome … Continue reading

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Oh, I met some animals on Maui…

On the way back from having one last smoke one evening, I met this charming little creature… saying his bedtime prayers… That thing is like 5 inches long… and really thin… I got my cell phone pretty close to take … Continue reading

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Name that car… an exciting new game…

So the first thing we did after leaving the airport on Maui was to go to the car rental place. Being the oh-so-practical person that my wife is, she had set us up with a sensible car… with trunk space … Continue reading

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And you know I always visit my friend John when I go back to the Bay Area… even though he is dead…

For a dead guy, he sure has a nice view… Okay, technically it his memorial tree growing over his ashes… or most of his ashes… that has the good view. I am pretty sure I did a post a long … Continue reading

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I feel much better now, because I made a new friend…

I had to drive two hours up into the mountains to pick up Mollie from camp. I saw this lovely lady and had to pull over to meet her. She came right over when I made that clicky noise with … Continue reading

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I gave Willie a Christmas present…

He now has his own, signed copy of the monkey book. After our trip to the California Academy of Sciences, we went out to dinner with Willie and his family in a very nice Burmese restaurant in a quaint little … Continue reading

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Okay… I’m back…

I know… you didn’t know I was gone. I am not supposed to tell you when I am gone. But I am back now, so there you go. We went to visit my oldest daughter in Arizona. You may remember the … Continue reading

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Les Claypool rocked…

And so did my friend Bryan Kehoe. Their show was awesome. And free tickets and a wristband for the after party didn’t hurt either… What does hurt is my head. I drank a little too many beers. I took that … Continue reading

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Time for some pretty colors…

I like to break out the watercolor paints and colored pencils when I go to my mom’s house. Her backyard is a great place to sit and paint… I have a small stack of pictures that I have been working … Continue reading

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Arizona movin’… the final chapter…

I am sorry that my daughter moved to another state. But I think she will be happy there. Scottsdale is a safe, clean and interesting place to live. It is quite beautiful, and the people seem friendly. Her boyfriend has a good … Continue reading

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