Category Archives: Stories of my life

The diary of an entirely-unprepared and thoroughly-over-enthusiastic insurrectionist… part 2 (Or), How I ended up standing all alone early this morning out front of the Portland City Hall, wearing a dark cloak and a home-made Statue Of Liberty mask…

Posted on February 14, 2026 by pouringmyartout

Today was my second official protest in downtown Portland. I mean official to me, not to anyone official. I stood outside City Hall with… ummm… Nobody. And I did research this time. Turns out that ‘ongoing’ protests do not actually … Continue reading →

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Okay, fine, Club 33 is just a fancy restaurant that is hidden inside Disneyland in the rooms above the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, but it is something that not everyone knows about, and is rather exclusive… so I have been milking these posts for quite awhile…

Posted on February 18, 2025 by pouringmyartout

Ring that bell… hidden in a recessed doorway near the pirate quarter. You will see some stunning chandeliers. That table was in the family home in the original Mary Poppins movie. I mean, it was a pretty awesome place. They … Continue reading →

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Yeah, my kid is a nurse!

Posted on October 13, 2023 by pouringmyartout

So of course we had a nurse-themed party to celebrate. You rock, Mollie! All those years of schooling, and now, well, she just got her first job, and she is going to be working as an emergency room nurse. And … Continue reading →

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Phone photos in reverse order… part 6…

Posted on June 8, 2023 by pouringmyartout

My new best friend! And her best friend. So now we have traveled back in time to early April. I had just found out that my mom had passed away. To cheer me up, my family got me the best … Continue reading →

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You can be all-art-side-of-the brain and have crack squirrels living in your head, or you can have a life… but you can’t have it both ways…

Posted on July 21, 2022 by pouringmyartout

Because you see a stupid rock… And you remember that rotary engraving/carving tool you got for Christmas… And you think, yeah, I know, I have a million other art projects I am working on… But it would be fun to … Continue reading →

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Because what I really needed was another type of art project to get sucked into…

Posted on July 3, 2022 by pouringmyartout

It started off harmlessly enough. For Christmas, I asked for this cool little engraver pen I kept seeing ads for, and some paint pens. I was going to use them on my wood carving stuff that I already do. And … Continue reading →

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This week in my life… fone fotos… part 3…

Posted on April 20, 2022 by pouringmyartout

I grew actual potatoes! The dirt I make in my mulch bin is the best dirt ever. My home for wayward succulents is thriving.

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What a long, strange trip it’s been… part 3… (or); Well, I’m-a standin’ on the corner in Winslow, Arizona… weird holes in the desert… funny cookies… lonely snowmen… wild asses… fun with cacti… and a dinosaur is not happy about the gas prices…. and stuff…

Posted on March 3, 2022 by pouringmyartout

No, really, that is me a few days ago, and I was indeed standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, after getting some gas. See, I took a different route back to San Diego from New Mexico. And I got … Continue reading →

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What a long, strange trip it’s being… part 9… (or); The perfect amount of snow, the perfect amount of horses… part 1…

Posted on February 27, 2022 by pouringmyartout

That is a happy man. It is also a happy horse. And that is some sparkly snow. Me, my daughter Mollie, and her boyfriend Ben, enjoying a trail ride in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The day before we went riding, it … Continue reading →

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What a long, strange trip it’s being… part 7… (or); This is why we are in New Mexico…

Posted on February 26, 2022 by pouringmyartout

Our younger daughter Mollie started nursing college at the University of New Mexico. They have a great nursing college there. Also, Mollie’s boyfriend Ben lives in New Mexico, near the college. Coincidence? I think not! Mollie is going to be … Continue reading →

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