Tag Archives: california

I am now a security officer…

Posted on February 21, 2018 by pouringmyartout

I told you I was embarking on a new adventure. I have been undergoing training to become a security officer. I have been cleared by homeland security and the FBI. I know how to arrest people, frisk them, watch out … Continue reading →

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Nocturnal visitors… part 2…

Posted on February 12, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Okay, these are the last photos from my mom’s house in the Bay Area. Because I grew up across the bay from San Francisco, I had the benefits of living in a small town, but I had access to all … Continue reading →

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We ended up back at this place…

Posted on February 4, 2018 by pouringmyartout

You might recognize it. It was a big part of a movie called: Some Like It Hot, with Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, and Tony Curtis. My wife and I stayed here once for her birthday weekend. I did posts about … Continue reading →

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Why, yes, I do even make jury duty look fun, don’t I?

Posted on January 26, 2018 by pouringmyartout

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my wife and I had jury duty on the same day… technically, she forgot she had it, and rescheduled to the day I had it… but… still… There I am, at the new, … Continue reading →

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No, that isn’t a camera angle trick… that margarita was really that big…

Posted on January 26, 2018 by pouringmyartout

But I am getting a little ahead of myself, as I finish up the last of my recent adventures in Los Angeles, where my wife and I went a few days ago, to see that comedy show. So, earlier that … Continue reading →

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More Hollywood adventures…

Posted on January 25, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Well, I still have a few photos left from the other day, when my wife and I drove down to Los Angeles from San Diego, to see that comedian perform. As I mentioned, I got up early the next morning, … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 18; A detour within a detour, a brush with future disaster, and a blackened landscape…

Posted on January 15, 2018 by pouringmyartout

That is the sun beginning to set over the Pacific Ocean. I was on another detour… the last of this three-day, detour-strewn adventure from Northern California back to San Diego. I was firmly back in Southern California now. Traffic really … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 17; Now that’s a bathroom!!!

Posted on January 14, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Uh, no, that isn’t a photo of the actual bathroom… you are getting ahead of yourself… Then what, I hear you asking yourself, is this charming little building we are looking at? It is this place… the Madonna Inn, on … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 16; High plains drifter…

Posted on January 13, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Yes, the title is a nod to Clint Eastwood… but I think high plains are what I would have to call this broad valley running high among the tops of mountains, through which I was making my way. It was … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 15; The big detour, and where it gets crazy… and yes, that is a whale!!!

Posted on January 12, 2018 by pouringmyartout

So yes, there I was, in the early morning, heading South of California’s Highway One, knowing full well that it was blocked ahead by a massive mud slide that wiped part of the road off the map for more than … Continue reading →

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