Category Archives: Stories of my life

I’m back…

And I had an awesome adventure… and there are lots of pictures… so get ready…

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Christmas… the final chapter… gifts…

Not only did my older daughter get me blacksmithing lessons for Christmas… but she had a friend of hers do this awesome picture of me… as a blacksmith… reforging the sword that was broken from The Lord Of The Rings… … Continue reading

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I promised you a fashion show…

And have I ever let you down??? There I am, at my mom’s house in the Bay Area, on Christmas morning… wearing my new Japanese kimono! My wife found it… somewhere… and it is actually made in Japan… which is … Continue reading

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A little sun, a little snow…

Driving home through California’s Central Valley is always a little depressing, especially after the Christmas holidays. For one thing, I hate leaving the Bay Area, because I still think of it as home. Also, the valley is boring… and long… … Continue reading

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uh… goats and stuff…

Whenever we go back to the Bay Area, we like to stop by the little farm in Tilden Park, in the hills above Berkeley, and not far from my mom’s house. As is often the case, this time we went … Continue reading

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And now, some random pictures of the Golden Gate…

Because, you know, we were there over the holidays, on the other side of the bay… at my mom’s house… But we took time out to clean up a beach, and play with our Godson, and whatnot. And really, can … Continue reading

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And sometimes, life is all just about getting poked with a stick…

While we were in the Bay Area for the holidays, we went and saw our Godson, Willie, and his parents, in San Francisco. Willie’s mom was organizing volunteers for another beach cleanup, a thing she is very active in. In the … Continue reading

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In the town where I was born…

Okay, I admit it. When you look at the main street in my home town, it looks a little like Mayberry RFD. I mean, seriously, that is all there is to the business district. The main difference is that in … Continue reading

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I am back!!!

Back from Christmas in the Bay Area at my mom’s house. And our computer is hooked back up… Awww… there is a picture of an ornament I made for my mom years ago. Anyway, I have a bunch of photos … Continue reading

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I am going to miss my babysitting gig…

I had such an awesome time babysitting little Olivia, the daughter of some friends of ours. It reminded me of when my daughters were that age… we used to do silly things with socks too… sniff… stupid allergies… When a … Continue reading

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