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The lights of San Francisco…

Posted on July 28, 2017 by pouringmyartout

This is why I stayed up there, in my favorite spot in the hills above Berkeley, for so long, and why you ended up having to look at all those sunset and fountain pictures… (I had to do something while … Continue reading →

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Still another adventure in the Bay Area… part 5… and I totally helped make that statue…

Posted on July 18, 2017 by pouringmyartout

While Willie, my godson, and his dad, Big Johnny, were hanging out at the world’s most dangerous playground… (see last two posts)… I walked over to the Berkeley Marina. There happens to be a statue there that I helped to … Continue reading →

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Still another adventure in the Bay Area… part 4…

Posted on July 17, 2017 by pouringmyartout

So there’s my buddy, Big Johnny, with his son… my godson… William. Before we get to more of the adventure, admire that man right there. He broke a small bone in his shoulder, and he is still teaching Willie to … Continue reading →

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Still another adventure in the Bay Area… part 3…

Posted on July 17, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Yeah, it was hot in them thar hills, up above Berkeley. Despite it meaning that we would forgo the awesome views of the Bay Area spread out below us, we decided to trek down closer to the bay, where it … Continue reading →

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Wait… what the heck is the sum of love, exactly???

Posted on June 1, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Is this one of those ‘new math’ problems? Either way… or no way at all… that is a good picture of Big Johnny, and my godson, William. Oh… right… we went to that museum in San Francisco… and they had … Continue reading →

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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 4…

Posted on May 7, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I know, it doesn’t even look like a rose, does it? You would know why, if you read the previous posts in this series. And no, I am still not ready to tell my other funny story yet. Just enjoy … Continue reading →

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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 2… (or): Why are the roses rare?

Posted on May 7, 2017 by pouringmyartout

A reader asked why I called these roses in Berkeley rare. No, I didn’t choose the word carelessly. I am sure I told this story a long time ago, but let’s go through it again. It turns out that all … Continue reading →

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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 1…

Posted on May 6, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Yes, those are roses… and I have a bunch more pictures of roses… and some stories to tell about the roses. For now, just enjoy the roses.

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Berkeley… part 2…

Posted on January 4, 2017 by pouringmyartout

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!

Posted on January 3, 2017 by pouringmyartout

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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