Category Archives: Stories of my life

My little baby buddy…

Here are some random pictures of Olivia. There she is with her daddy, Joey. He has been a friend of my wife’s since they were kids. And they were both friends with Big Johnny, Willie’s dad. Joey went to UC … Continue reading

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Oh, and not only am I a Scottish Lord, but I am a superhero too…

I have a cape… with my initial right on the back… and everything! During the ceremony in our backyard where we were made William’s godfamily, his parent gave my wife, daughters and I gift bags. I don’t know what I … Continue reading

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I will make you an offer you can’t refuse…

HA! See what I did there? I made a Godfather reference… because I am Willie’s godfather now… Although, to be honest, his favorite part of the day was still running around making siren noises with that little whistle thing I … Continue reading

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Only time for a short post, but oh boy, there was a lot of cuteness going on at my house today…

Willie was here. We are now the official godparents… and godsisters… of that awesome little boy. There was a lot of crying and love and stuff… and I will share it with you over the next few days. My new little … Continue reading

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Name that piece of Art… part 90…

I’m sure that last post left a bad taste in your mouth, so, to lighten the mood, here is another funny picture of me for you to come up with a clever name for… Also, today is the day we are … Continue reading

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Colors… part 8…

These are pictures of Dachau concentration camp near Munich, Germany. They are not easy to look at. It is not an easy place to visit. But there might be few places on earth better suited to our study of black … Continue reading

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Colors… part 7…

Rothenberg, Germany… pronounced ‘Row-ten-burg’… is one of the best-preserved medieval walled towns in Europe. Near the end of the Second World War, the Mayor thought he ought to make at least a token resistance to the American troops when they … Continue reading

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Colors… part 5…

More pictures of Paris… and an adorable little French girl I spotted chasing pigeons around right outside Notre Dam… and the Eifel Tower too… …for the purpose of sparking a conversation about color and art and perception and photography… Because … Continue reading

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Colors… part 4…

This is a photo of a park in Paris, France… Now you are probably thinking that I put that face in the water with the magic of Photoshop. I didn’t… some French artist put that there… it is a very … Continue reading

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Colors… part 3…

Some colors draw your eyes to them… Red is like that. Even if I hadn’t removed the colors from the rest of the image, your eye would be drawn to this British soldier at the Tower of London… not just … Continue reading

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