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A San Diego morning… part 1…

Posted on March 22, 2021 by pouringmyartout

Last weekend, my wife surprised our younger daughter Mollie and her boyfriend Ben by taking them down to the Bahia Hotel for a staycation. I couldn’t stay the night, I was working, but I joined them for breakfast on Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Why saying “all lives matter” in response to “Black Lives Matter” is just the wrong thing to say…

Posted on March 9, 2021 by pouringmyartout

I want to think that most white people are just generally confused about this issue, and they don’t mean to be saying that all lives matter in a way that is as bad as it really is. Oh, sure, there … Continue reading →

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The very last photos of flowers that I took on our late Christmas visit to my 97-year-old mother’s house in the Bay Area…

Posted on February 10, 2021 by pouringmyartout

I could have used these to do one more post in my series on the study of light and shadow. But I will let them stand on their own. Because… flowers!!! Who doesn’t like flowers? Even though I am back … Continue reading →

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Throwing shade; A study in light and shadow… the final chapter… special ‘manmade objects’ edition…

Posted on February 9, 2021 by pouringmyartout

The Golden Gate, framed by trees. One thing I love about where I grew up in the hills across the bay from San Francisco is that there are lots of trees in my little hometown. Also, the Bay Area is … Continue reading →

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Okay, tRump supporters, let’s talk about stolen elections…

Posted on February 3, 2021 by pouringmyartout

Democrats have had one election that was decided in one state, by a governor who was a relative of the republican that won by just a few votes. Not long after, a guy became president even though he got less … Continue reading →

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Catching the perfect wave…

Posted on February 2, 2021 by pouringmyartout

While we were in the San Francisco By Area, saving Christmas and visiting my 97-year-old mother, and we were on that day trip to a beach very near the Golden Gate Bridge… I mean very near… I started a new … Continue reading →

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A ‘Saving Christmas’ and ‘saving democracy’ hybrid… the final chapters…

Posted on January 25, 2021 by pouringmyartout

Okay, this is the last post of two separate series. It is also my last day at my mom’s house in the Bay Area. We did it. With much quarantining and covid testing, multiple vehicles and some help from Amazon, … Continue reading →

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Just a few photos of some old bridge…

Posted on January 24, 2021 by pouringmyartout
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Stuff we have seen on short walks around the neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area where I grew up and where we are celebrating late Christmas…

Posted on January 21, 2021 by pouringmyartout

Well, yeah, we saw San Francisco, over across the bay. A red-tailed hawk. The moon. Some yard art. A cool art house that has been like that for years. The lady who lives there is as interesting as her house … Continue reading →

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Throwing shade; A study in light and shadow… part 1…

Posted on January 19, 2021 by pouringmyartout

Now and again I am struck by how the simplest truths are often the most profound. Take light and shadow as an example. In this series, I am going to share a lot of rather mundane photos, taken around the … Continue reading →

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