Category Archives: Stories of my life

That first photo might be the most San Franciscoey picture ever taken…

Or would that be: ‘the most San Franciscoish?’ That photo was taken from inside a cable car… (note the dangling Christmas ornament, top left)… and is of a VW bus… (that is painted in tie dye, and is taking tourists … Continue reading

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We went over to San Francisco again, and this time, I took 225 pictures…

Don’t worry, I will try to whittle that down a bit… and there are ones with people in them that don’t want to be on the blog… and some won’t come out as well as I hoped they would… oh, … Continue reading

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China Town dreams…

We did make it over to China Town in San Francisco yesterday. We were running out of time… and sunlight… so we didn’t stay long. I don’t have any pictures of my favorite stuff, like the butcher shops and herbal … Continue reading

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Yay, we aren’t going to San Francisco today! That means I can catch up on yesterday’s pictures of San Francisco…

This may be the best ‘Christmas time in San Francisco’ photo I ever took. Yesterday, we took the Oakland Bay bridge to the city. You know, just to mix things up. I always stop to take a few photos of … Continue reading

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Is that why they call it the Golden Gate???

Okay, we are finally at the end of the day… the day before yesterday, I mean… if you are following along with the saga. A bunch of us went up the hill to the elementary school to do some stuff. … Continue reading

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Bye bye, Golden Gate…

Wait, the title of the post is misleading. We aren’t leaving yet… Although Big Johnny, Eva, and Willie did leave today, ironically to go to San Diego to see John’s mom. Remember, he as a childhood friend of my wife’s. … Continue reading

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If you are going to walk on the Golden Gate bridge, do it with style!!!

Our godson, Willie, knows what I’m talkin’ about… It was a beautiful day for a stroll yesterday. Alcatraz! Did you know there is a civil war-era fort under the bridge? It was put there… well before the bridge was… to … Continue reading

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It’s not yesterday anymore, is it?

No… it isn’t. It is just before five in the morning… and I am sitting at my mom’s house… the first of the horde to awaken… trying to do a post or two about yesterday’s adventures in the Bay Area… … Continue reading

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Christmas dinner… number two…

I am not making this stuff up. Every year, at my mom’s house in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have two Christmas dinners… exactly the same. That guy in the corner, stretching his neck, is my brother, Henry. He, … Continue reading

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Yeah, I know, more pictures of the San Francisco Bay Area… and me…

I took these when we went up to the science museum yesterday… Yes! Very good! This is the same spot I came with my mom, and took the photos of the awesome sunset, the last time I was in the … Continue reading

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