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New York City… day 1… part 4… the wounded but still-strong heart of the city…

The reflecting pool, carved on the inside with the names of the victims of 9-11, built in the footprint of one of the two towers. There are two pools. It is moving and heartbreaking. But I did skip ahead a … Continue reading

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New York City… day 1… part 3… dogs, subways, and… uh… stuff…

One last set of photos of a cute dog before we moved on from Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn… We had stuff to see. My first New York subway station! It was, ummm, everything you would think it would be. … Continue reading

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New York City… day 1… part 2… wait, there was a battle in Brooklyn???

Yes, there was. In the Revolutionary War. You should Google that. I was still wiping butter off my lips from the croissant I got at the farmer’s market, and we walked up the hill and into the park. That would … Continue reading

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New York City… day 1… part 1…

I guess, technically, it is day two, but we didn’t do much the first night. There is my older daughter Jessica, being all New Yorkey, in the elevator in her building, as we headed out for the first big day … Continue reading

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Where dat cat at now?… part 20…

Okay, now this is just getting silly. Our cat isn’t that old!

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These are the very last pictures of our Christmas trip to the Bay Area…

I know, it seems like I have been sharing these sunset pictures forever… but I took a lot of them. You might recall that the rest of my family was back in San Diego, and I was spending some quality … Continue reading

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Snowy mountains and sunsets…

California. We have everything here. These are a few photos left over from Christmas in the Bay Area and my recent trip with my younger daughter to the snowy mountains. Okay, see you soon.

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Trump’s support of racism leads to death near my home…

The rhetoric of hate and Nationalism. It is real. There was a mass shooting yesterday at a synagogue near where I live in San Diego in Southern California. I have been to that building. I have been in that building. … Continue reading

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More pictures of the sun setting over the San Francisco Bay, that I took when I was up there for Christmas, and without all those annoying, distracting words that I always try to stick between all the photos in my posts… part 1…

 

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A closer look at stuff… part 1… An American classic: faded blue jeans…

I am still having fun with my new Christmas digital microscope. And see, I learned my lesson. I am not trying to make you guess what these photos are of. I told you right in the title. Heck, I will … Continue reading

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