Tag Archives: family

Just more pictures of Christmas time in the Bay Area… and dogs…

Sometimes… often for me… you just meet a dog and fall in love. It was like that with Oso. He belongs to a nice couple that my daughter Mollie and I ran into down at the dog park by the … Continue reading

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A city by the bay, and a daughter by the bay, and some dogs by the bay, and some birds in the bay… part 1…

My younger daughter, Mollie, and I went down to that dog park by the bay yesterday. You know I do that when I miss my dogs back in San Diego. I cheat on them with other dogs. It was a … Continue reading

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It’s an Arthur thing… (or); dogs, cats, birds, and stuff…

Maybe you would understand, but if you do, seek psychiatric counseling immediately. Also, evict the crack squirrels from your head as soon as possible. I guess these are just some random pictures I have taken since I got to my … Continue reading

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Christmas stuff…

My daughters, Jessica, on the left, and Mollie. Christmas Eve. I love those two. My mom still has the vase I gave her last year, the one I made in the glass blowing class, on top of one of her … Continue reading

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A fancy table and a more-or-less-traditional English Christmas dinner…

Christmas is a little subdued this year. Normally, there are a lot more people at my mom’s house in the Bay Area, but due to many reasons, two brothers are not here. That means that nieces and nephews are also … Continue reading

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Let the Christmas festivities commence!!!

That was me, two days ago, at my job as a private security officer at an upscale gated community. I was trying to feel the Christmas vibe, but it was hard. Now, I am at my mom’s house in the … Continue reading

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A Christmas gift for my wife…

I used my last real Mexican Fan Palm log, not to make a tiki, but to make a present for my wife. It looks small, but it is about three-and-a-half-feet-tall. It has our initials carved into it with a plus … Continue reading

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Me and Mollie’s marvelous magical macro madness… the final chapter…

That is a macro photograph of my daughter’s eye that I took. As we proved in an earlier post, she has my eyes. Ironically, that means she also has an eye for art. She has Art’s eyes. Seems like there … Continue reading

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My daughter, Mollie, has my eyes… and now I can prove it scientifically…

That is a photo I took of my daughter’s eye. Now, through the wonder of macro photography, I can prove that she has my eyes… That is my eye, as taken by Mollie. Yes, mine is moister. She made me … Continue reading

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Flowers and love and stuff…

Back in the Bay Area, back in the house where I grew up, back in the backyard where I played as a child. I know, every time I come back, I do posts about the backyard. I love the backyard. … Continue reading

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