Category Archives: Stories of my life

Because… doggies!!!

There is a reason that, when I visit my mom in the Bay Area, I always drive down to Point Isabel. Actually there are  lots of reasons. Great views of San Francisco and the Golden Gate… and dogs… Lots of … Continue reading

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The party… part 5… (Or): Did I mention there were babies and dogs there? Oh, and there was one truly magical moment…

I met this adorable young lady. I made her smile and that made my day. I didn’t take pictures of all the dogs I played with… I was drinking… I had my hands full. I was lucky to be near … Continue reading

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The party… part 4… (Or): Even more pictures of people you probably don’t know!

Unless, of course, you have been following this blog for a while, in which case you should remember that Big Johnny is a friend of my wife from way back in middle school days, and he was the best man … Continue reading

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The party… part 3… (Or): Ain’t no party like a Bay Area party… (Or): I know, there is nothing you like better than looking at pictures of people you don’t know having fun in a place you have never been to…

Drunk guys! Okay, the funny thing about this picture is that I am in it… over on the right, making my manly muscles… and I have no recollection of handing my camera to somebody else and having them take that … Continue reading

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The party… part 1… (Or):Yeah, I’m a little hungover today… (Or): This guy!!!

There is a reason I drove 500 miles North and am now sitting in my mom’s house nursing a hangover. And the reason is this guy… Now, some of you who have been here for a while will recognize Big … Continue reading

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Babysitting… it’s a dirty job, but somebody has to do it…

Practicing our funny faces. Quality time with my buddy, Olivia. And I just noticed that the monkey on my shirt looks sort of creepy if the nose is hidden in a fold. But she loves the monkey shirt, so what … Continue reading

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Mmmm… pancakes… (Or): Back to my day job…

Yup, I am hard at work once more at my babysitting gig with our friend’s kid, Olivia. I know, I had to dip under the minimum wage to undercut those teenage-girl babysitters… wait… they are back in school now, right? … Continue reading

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Yesterday… (Or): Horses and dogs and dances and sunsets and stuff…

Yesterday, as I mentioned in the previous post, was awesome. Mollie, our 15-year-old, went to a friend’s house so she and some of her buddies could get themselves ready for last night’s homecoming dance. And her friend has two horses! … Continue reading

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I just adopted two new little friends!

I found them at Home Depot… just $5.99… (that’s in American dollars, and comes out to about two moose antlers and a beaver tail, Canadian)… They are just the right size to fit in the palm of my hand, and … Continue reading

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A sunset… and some weird stuff happening…

So, here’s what is happening in my life right now… in between being disgusted by Donald Trump and doing funny posts about eyeballs… The weather has been weird. I took these pictures from my mother-in-law’s little garden last night, as … Continue reading

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