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Berkeley… part 2…

Growing up in the Bay Area during the 60’s and 70’s, I may… maybe… know a little about the drug culture… Now, all of a sudden, one of those drugs is legal. My wife and I took our 17-year-old daughter … Continue reading

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Berkeley… part 1… (Or): I see dead people!

These figurines were actually in the front window of a head shop… or at least that is what the cool kids used to call stores that sold ‘smoking supplies’. There are a lot of these places in Berkeley… still… and … Continue reading

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Some tasty Italian treats…

Oh… whoops… maybe I shouldn’t have led of with that picture following the title… I wouldn’t want you to get the wrong idea… What I mean to say is that, on the way back from Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, … Continue reading

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The last photos of our adventure in Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco…

I know, we are already back in San Diego. I fell a little behind, but only because we did so many cool things while we were in the Bay Area. I hope you enjoyed this part of our adventure… the … Continue reading

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I am safely back home… you can all relax…

You know who is good at relaxing? The sea lions that live beside Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. They used to sleep on the docks used by the fishing boats and the ones for people who own their own boats, … Continue reading

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It’s time to say goodbye to the Bay Area… wait, I mean, me, not you… you still have a bunch of pictures to look at…

Goodbye, San Francisco… I will miss you, as always. Goodbye, Golden Gate… it is time once again for that long drive through California’s central valley, then the slog through Los Angeles and the annoying traffic… just to get to San … Continue reading

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And this guy…

This might have been the fastest art I ever saw made that was still pretty dang awesome… did that sentence make any sense, grammatically or otherwise? What I mean is that the paintings were beautiful and eye-catching… But he was … Continue reading

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And then there was this guy…

Okay, that is a bad camera angle… let me move… he seems to be doing a headstand on a very tall table. Okay, that’s better. Now he is standing on a plank balanced on a metal cylinder. That is just … Continue reading

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Some of the weirdest… and creepiest things you will ever see…

One interesting thing to do at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, is the Musée Mécanique It features a bizarre collection of old games and music box shows from the early 1900’s and even a few classic video arcade games. And … Continue reading

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Stuff you might see if you ever end up in Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco…

The Golden Gate through the rigging of an old sailing ship! Lots of people and buildings! A guy hiding in a small tent doing a lip-sync puppet show! Cute dogs! I mean really cute dogs! People swimming… without a wet … Continue reading

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