Category Archives: Stories of my life

New York City… day 3… part 17… a drunk blogger with a head full of crack squirrels and a camera, what could possibly go wrong?… part 4…

Well, you made it to the end of the third day of my three-and-a-half-day adventure in New York. I am drunk, armed with a camera, and wandering around Times Square. The lady and Elmo have the same look on their … Continue reading

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The Bay Area Christmas adventure… part 3… special ‘flashback’ edition…

Now, when I say ‘flashback’, I am definitely probably not implying in any way shape or form that I used to drop a lot of acid and go to Grateful Dead concerts, on this family friendly blog, and you should … Continue reading

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New York City… day 3… part 16… a drunk blogger with a head full of crack squirrels and a camera, what could possibly go wrong?… part 3…

Me, drunk, in Times Square. I know, as a tourist and a blogger, I had to go there. But I had mixed feelings about it once I did. It is like conspicuous consumptionism had a love-child with a rave. My … Continue reading

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The Bay Area Christmas adventure… part 2…

More photos, in random order, of our Christmas in the Bay Area. Two of my daughter’s best friends came and stayed with us at my mom’s house, between Christmas and the New Year. We went out to dinner at a … Continue reading

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New York City… day 3… part 15… a drunk blogger with a head full of crack squirrels and a camera, what could possibly go wrong?… part 2…

Meeting my older daughter and her husband for fancy drinks in Manhattan. Everybody was feeling good. I was feeling particularly good… We was gettin’ our drink on! I took some normal pictures. The view was spectacular. But then I noticed … Continue reading

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The Bay Area Christmas adventure… part 1…

There I am. Can you tell where I am standing? Right! Smack dab in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge. My daughter, Mollie, the one studying pre-med, looking at the bridge. I just got back to San Diego, and … Continue reading

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We interrupt our series of posts about my adventures in New York to start randomly adding in posts about my Christmas adventures in the Bay Area, which is where I am now…

See, there is the table at my mom’s house, set for Christmas dinner, just like I post about every year. And that looks like… Could it be??? Yup, it’s San Francisco! And that is… well… hard to explain, but it … Continue reading

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New York City… day 3… part 2… the Empire State Building Strikes Back!

Oh yeah. I am way up there. These are just the pictures I took with my phone. I will try not to post all the photos I took of the view with my camera. Ain’t nobody got time for that. … Continue reading

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New York City… day 3… part 1… wait, why am I being fondled by a giant ape???

I will get to that. You have survived the first two days of my 3-and-a-half-day adventure in New York to visit my daughter and son-in law. But the last full day was a big one. The kids were working, so … Continue reading

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New York City… day 2… part 10… Is it racist if a white guy puts on white face?

No, I am just kidding. After the end of the second day of our 3-and-a-half-day trip to New York, I somehow let my daughter talk me into giving me a facial. It took longer than I expected. First, I had … Continue reading

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