Category Archives: Stories of my life

Okay, enough about Trump… let’s think happy Christmas thoughts!!!

Posted on December 24, 2016 by pouringmyartout

It’s the day before Christmas, and we are at my mom’s house in the Bay Area. There is going to be like 16 people here for a lot of it… there will be cute kids, and adventures around the Bay … Continue reading →

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We had a plum pudding… and it isn’t even Christmas yet!

Posted on December 19, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Oh, yeah! Plum pudding! And yes, it is supposed to be on fire. Plum pudding is a traditional English Christmas treat… My family has them every Christmas, and my wife is now the official plum pudding,,, which has no plums … Continue reading →

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Some silly homemade Christmas ornaments and a Santa tiki… yeah, I said a Santa tiki… and yes, this is another recycled post…

Posted on December 17, 2016 by pouringmyartout

What, you don’t have a hand-carved Santa tiki??? Yeah, I have a Santa tiki… well, my wife does, because I gave it to her for Christmas last year… no… that isn’t the only thing I gave her. And I did … Continue reading →

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Fun with the sun… part 1…

Posted on November 28, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I’m sure you all remember the stunning images of the sunset I took from the Berkeley hills the last time I was in the Bay Area visiting my mom… and doing all that other weird stuff. I saved one last … Continue reading →

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We now return to our regularly scheduled broadcasts… of weird, random stuff about my life, and whatever other crazy stuff I think up…

Posted on November 27, 2016 by pouringmyartout

So, the remodel is almost done. Wait, I did tell you that we have moved back home, right? The remodel only took more than twice as long as it was supposed to. But we made it back in time to … Continue reading →

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How an alien helped me meet Eric Idle… and this is going to be a long post, so grab some coffee… oh, and this also explains why I did all those funny Photoshop pictures of Eric…

Posted on November 21, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Okay, technically, that is not the alien that made it possible for me to meet Eric Idle… that is Mamma Fawnya, and she shows up in the same book as the alien in question, but so far, I haven’t made … Continue reading →

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Yup, we saw Eric Idle… and that other guy from Monty Python… live…

Posted on November 17, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Okay, that isn’t the best picture. We weren’t supposed to take pictures. I had to watch out for the ushers. I did the best I could. I mean, I knew it was going to be a fun night and all… … Continue reading →

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Oh, and Eric Idle and that other guy were very funny in their show…

Posted on November 16, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Our seats were one row back from the stage. I could see John Cleese’s nose hairs! I could almost touch the stage with my foot. Oh yeah, there is my blue wristband. That is going to come up later, so … Continue reading →

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Holy crap… I met Eric freekin’ Idle last night…

Posted on November 16, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I am still in shock… so things are going to get weird around here. My wife is also in that picture… or she would be, if she didn’t insist on never being shown on my blog. She had a glass … Continue reading →

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Like a rainbow…

Posted on November 10, 2016 by pouringmyartout

While I catch you up on what is happening in my life, I thought we could look at some pretty pictures of rainbows… wait, is it still a rainbow if it wasn’t made by rain? These ‘rainbows’ were made by … Continue reading →

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