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I think I grew up in the Shire… Part 3… the end…

Posted on January 4, 2013 by pouringmyartout

So maybe you live somewhere that looks less like the Shire and more like… say… Rohan or Mirkwood.  Hopefully you don’t live somewhere that reminds you of Mordor, because that would be a shame. But you should be able to find a … Continue reading →

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I think I grew up in the Shire… Part 1…

Posted on January 4, 2013 by pouringmyartout

My little hometown of Kensington, in the hills just North of Berkeley, is a beautiful place. I was walking with my brothers over the Christmas holidays, and I started to notice that there is something very Hobbity about the town … Continue reading →

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Some random pictures of the Bay Area…

Posted on January 4, 2013 by pouringmyartout

I took a lot of walks around my home town with my family. And I took some pictures. And I am sharing them with you. Because that seems like a good thing to do with pictures. And it is such … Continue reading →

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A little daytrip…

Posted on January 3, 2013 by pouringmyartout

When we were in the Bay Area for the holidays, we went to visit our little friend Willy. John and Eva and Willy live in San Francisco, so we cruised over the Golden Gate… You gotta love that crazy bridge… When … Continue reading →

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We also had turkey for Christmas…

Posted on January 2, 2013 by pouringmyartout

Ha… see what I did there? That was a joke… sort of. My brother Henry, the one who is in the band with me, and I took a walk and we saw some of the wild turkeys that seem to … Continue reading →

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A little light and a lot of water…

Posted on January 1, 2013 by pouringmyartout

Our Christmas holiday began nicely, with Jessica and Jason, her boyfriend, coming home a couple of days before we drove to the Bay Area. Our long drive through the valley however, involved a lot of driving in very heavy rain. But … Continue reading →

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Sunday sunsets…ummm… sort of…

Posted on December 9, 2012 by pouringmyartout

My plan to take a picture of the sunset every night for a year has still been running into weather problems. Yes, San Diego has weather… sort of… so this week the sun was hidden behind grey skies most nights. Instead … Continue reading →

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Why they don’t let me do practical jokes anymore… Part 1…

Posted on December 5, 2012 by pouringmyartout

Short answer: Because I get carried away… and I am really good at them. Let’s look at a few examples, shall we. Back in ‘the day’, when I was a teen, we decided we should have a contest to do … Continue reading →

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Say godbye to Willy…

Posted on November 30, 2012 by pouringmyartout

Willy week has come to the end of the trail… Ohhhh… Don’t cry little dude. We will see you again someday. And we are all sad. If you cry, we are all going to start crying. Ah, that’s better… (I … Continue reading →

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Climate change… part 4…

Posted on November 3, 2012 by pouringmyartout

I am still trying to take a depressing issue and look on the bright side… which should become easier as the sun gets hotter and brighter, right? Now this might seem insensitive on my part in light of the big … Continue reading →

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