Category Archives: Stories of my life

ZOOm lens… part 4… (or); Olivia says: “Look over there, more zoo animals!”…

Posted on May 13, 2016 by pouringmyartout

So… yeah… babysitting little miss Olivia, the daughter of some friends of ours… went to the zoo… brought the zoom lens this time… Saw pygmy hippos… … and used the zoom… Saw a zebra… … got up close and personal… The maned … Continue reading →

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ZOOm lens… part 3… (or): sorry, birds…

Posted on May 12, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Yeah, I feel bad about it… but I have to stand by my decision that the birds were the least exciting animals that little Olivia and I saw on our trip to the zoo today… so they get posted first… … Continue reading →

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ZOOm lens… part 2… (or): sorry, birds…

Posted on May 12, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I think I got some awesome pictures of birds today, but the fact is that, when you are at the San Diego zoo, birds are probably the least exciting animals you will see… sort of… so I am just going … Continue reading →

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ZOOm lens… part 1…

Posted on May 12, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Okay, this should be awesome. I took little miss Olivia to the zoo… and this time, I remembered to bring the zoom lens… so I have dozens of pictures of animals at the San Diego zoo, and this might take … Continue reading →

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Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww…

Posted on May 12, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Yeah, I did some babysitting yesterday… I think I found out where Donald Trump grows his hair… But I always love spending time with Olivia… That kid is just amazing. Feeding the unicorn… Feeding herself… She is ready to get … Continue reading →

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There aren’t really words…

Posted on May 11, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I am a writer, and consider myself to be fairly good with words… but there are times when words aren’t enough… During our Mother’s Day outing to the San Diego zoo, we went to the see the gorillas. I was … Continue reading →

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More animal photos… (or): Sorry, new people!!!

Posted on May 9, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Okay, that isn’t a real photo of me getting charged by a bull elephant… it is me Photoshopped in front of a fake elephant at the zoo… but it does dramatize the point I am about to make… I always … Continue reading →

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Nap time… (or): Who wants to see more pictures of animals?

Posted on May 9, 2016 by pouringmyartout

While I share these photos of sleepy animals at the ‘world famous San Diego Zoo’, I have a question to ask all of you… You know I pride myself on having an interactive blog… And we just renewed our zoo … Continue reading →

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I made friends with a giraffe yesterday, what did you do?

Posted on May 9, 2016 by pouringmyartout

We went to the ‘world famous San Diego zoo yesterday… (you have to say it as: ‘the world famous San Diego zoo’, or they kick you out of San Diego… That is my daughter Mollie’s arm… the highlight of her day … Continue reading →

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Yes, we all know that I am a stat monkey…

Posted on May 1, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Okay, the thing is… and this is a thing I have talked about before… but I am a self-confessed stat monkey. Not only because I feel that it somehow validates the insane amount of time I spend writing and doing … Continue reading →

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