Category Archives: Stories of my life

Spilling wienies… wait… it’s not quite as bad as it sounds…

You know how sometimes, before that first cup of coffee, when you are still groggy with sleep, you say something deliciously weird? I had a doozy this morning. I was in the kitchen, waiting for my coffee to finish brewing. … Continue reading

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Sunsets and other stuff… wait… is that a double sunset???

Well there is only one more post after this one, from our recent adventures in the Bay Area. We went to a barbecue at my friend, Chris’s house, on our last night there. I have known him since I was … Continue reading

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Not another San Francisco adventure!… part 3… oh, what the heck, I am going to try posting the pictures of one of my adventures in order for a change… I mean, except for the ones in the two posts I already did…

A pretty good picture of the San Francisco waterfront, taken from our car, driving over the Oakland Bay Bridge… don’t worry, I wasn’t driving when I took it… for a change. Soon, we will be right down there, walking along … Continue reading

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Celebrity spotting at Comic Con… part 4… Yeah, Steven Spielberg waved at me…

By this time, I had perfected my ‘slipping around the back, and squeezing my way into the front rows of the crowd’ scheme. As this series of pictures show, I got some good shots as I shuffled slowly by. I … Continue reading

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Celebrity spotting at Comic Con… part 1…

Yes, I know that isn’t a real celebrity. But I actually saw Andy Serkis, the guy who played Gollum… and is in the new Planet Of The Apes movies. He walked five feet in front of me. I didn’t even … Continue reading

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Comic Con… the very last post… before I start bragging about all the famous people I saw…

Let’s do this… before my blog breaks again… that up there still cracks me up. Barbarians always have a hard time getting past security… just ask Conan the Barbarian. This is blatant discrimination! Yay! They made it in! Don’t let … Continue reading

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Alexander Hamilton… my name is Alexander Hamilton…

Well no, my name isn’t Alexander Hamilton. It’s a line from one of the songs of the play. I know I have been talking about the play for a while, and now it all comes down to this… one post… … Continue reading

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Comic Con… meet the press… (with special guest appearance by a big-name celebrity)… and tips on how to spot famous people among the hordes…

No, that isn’t a costume, it is a steady cam… which brings me to my first celebrity spotting tip for Comic Con… follow media camera crews. Those crews cost a lot of money per hour, and they generally don’t send … Continue reading

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Is there anything better than holding a baby… yes, holding two babies!

I apologize for the quality of some of these photos. It is hard to take selfies with one hand. You can’t touch the screen to make the camera focus. We went to see our friends today… and the twins! Which … Continue reading

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Comic Con, because where else are you going to see a Spartan doing… whatever he is doing… with two gnomes???

I don’t know what’s in that helmet… but I really wish I did… And then there is this guy… and the girl behind him… but that isn’t the funny part… My next picture caught the girl over to the right … Continue reading

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