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Ummm… I am actually on my way back to San Diego right now… sort of… more or less…

Okay, I might have made a short detour…

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Yeah, I made that… (Or): Teach your kids to cook before they move out…

Celery, carrots, bok choy, green red and yellow peppers… but the real secret is that for the meat, I used a rack of leftover barbecue ribs, cutting it off the bone and slicing it up. But that isn’t the main … Continue reading

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Sew what… (or): I did my doody… (or): Wait, why are you living at your mother-in-law’s condo???

Yup, that’s me, with a needle pulling thread… aka: ‘sewing’. Now, at this point, a few questions might be popping up in your head. Let me see if I can anticipate those questions and save you the trouble of asking … Continue reading

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Cousins…

Sorry… I thought we were done with this too… but my cousin Lynne, on the right up there… keeps posting pictures of their visit from England on Facebook now that she is back home. There I am, with her and … Continue reading

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My English relatives are back home, safe and sound, in case any of you were wondering…

After their visit here in San Diego with us, the headed up the coast. There they are in the Bay Area with my mom. There are cousin Lynne and her boyfriend, Malcolm, in the redwoods. If you are ever in … Continue reading

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My life is in boxes… and I am going to miss my desk…

Well, it’s official… we are living in my mother-in-law’s condo for at least the next month… my wife, 17-year-old daughter, and I… while we have renovations done on our house. All our stuff is in boxes, either in a storage … Continue reading

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Mom! I want to go climb on stuff!!!

Yes… I’ll be careful… I can finally take a few minutes to relax… Maybe have something to eat… Mom! I’m hungry! Can I have some of that? Gimme some! Thanks, mom… Watching kids is the same, no matter what kind … Continue reading

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Mad dogs and Englishmen… I know, I already used that in a title… but it still works…

These are supposed to be the last photos of our time with the English relatives… I don’t know how that dog got in here… There they are, cousin Lynne, her boyfriend, Malcolm… and most of cousin Dot. They came over … Continue reading

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Hi, my name is Arrrrrrrthur…

That’s quite a grip you’ve got there, matey! See, told you that grog would be even better if we mixed margaritas into them… so let’s sing some more sea shanties! Avast there, cousin Dot! I don’t care if you are … Continue reading

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Mad dogs and Englishmen… or mad cows… or just mad Englishmen…

We are drawing near to the end of the second day of the recent visit by my English relatives… After our lovely meal and looking at all the boats, we strolled along the bay and ended up in Seaport Village… … Continue reading

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