Category Archives: Stories of my life

So what is the secret to timing a trip on the Bahia Belle, a Mississippi paddlewheel-style boat that cruises around Mission Bay in San Diego? Hitting the sunset, that’s what.

Posted on August 19, 2022 by pouringmyartout

That is the Bahia Belle after we debarked. But we did time the sunset part just right. For San Diego, this isn’t a very impressive sunset. But I was drinking rum-and-cokes, so I didn’t worry about it. It is still … Continue reading →

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I had a good boat week…

Posted on August 18, 2022 by pouringmyartout

I went on a paddlewheel steam boat ride. In San Diego of all places. It was the Bahia Belle on Mission Bay. It isn’t really steam-powered. And it isn’t the Mississippi river… which I have been on in a real … Continue reading →

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And speaking about rock carving and painting, and crack squirrels… and love…

Posted on July 22, 2022 by pouringmyartout

I asked my wife if we could order pizza, and then asked her to tell the pizza people to put extra little tables… those things that keep the box lid off your cheese… in the box. And she didn’t even … 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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What a long, strange trip it’s being… part 1… (or); Well, I’ve been through the desert in a car with no name…

Posted on February 23, 2022 by pouringmyartout

I am on a little road trip/adventure, which is why I have been too busy to post. I am seeing parts of America. I left San Diego, California to head to New Mexico… where I am posting this… to celebrate … Continue reading →

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