Spent a fun day being tour guide at SeaWorld San Diego to three of my hardcore Disney friends, Denise, Jeff and Disney sculptor, Bruce. Saw more shows and exhibits than I have in a long time. Felt good being touristy again. One mega suckiness: really disappointed that Mama Stella’s took the Eggplant Parmesan off the …
August 2011 archive
Aug 23 2011
Walkies With Rodrigo
Went on an evening walk along Mission Bay starting from Rose Marie Starns South Shores Park with Rodrigo and the doggies while Sylvia was out of town. Followed that up with a long-overdue visit to a nearby Starbucks. Why do none of the barristas at any Starbucks I go to know about the iPhone apps picks …
Aug 22 2011
Muppets At D23
As part of the 2011 Disney Legends presentations at this year’s D23 Expo, Jim Henson’s son Brian, along with his wife, Jane, performed a sketch that I’m pretty sure his parents made famous on the Ed Sullivan Show many years ago. So hilarious and it brought back my memories of watching it on television. While …
Aug 19 2011
D23 Expo: Day One
Drove up to Anaheim with Lannie for the start of our three-day Disney adventure known to Disney fans around the world as the D23 Expo! Think Comic-Con for Disney geeks. It was an amazing first day, starting with attending the Disney Legends Ceremony, seeing the panel for “It’s A Small World: Celebrating 45 Years,” and …
Aug 18 2011
theNAT
Spent a couple of hours visiting the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park with my mom and my sister, Beata, who’s birthday it was today. We mainly went to see the “All That Glitters: The Splendor and Science of Gems and Minerals” exhibit, but also took time to walk through the “Ends of …
Aug 18 2011
In Zoro Garden
Enjoyed walking around with my mom inside Zoro Garden in Balboa Park. The sunken garden has been there since the 1935 California-Pacific International Exposition but was rededicated in 2007 as a Butterfly Garden. ( f l o r a p i c s )
Aug 17 2011
LA Light
A friend of mine posted this on Google+ and I just had to pass it along. Stunning videos of Los Angeles at night. LA Light from Colin Rich on Vimeo.
Aug 17 2011
Two Walks And A Dinner
After an all-too-brief walk along Spanish Landing with the Tapias, and a quick pick-up order from Phil’s BBQ, I re-met the Tapias, this time with Rodrigo’s sister Lorena along for the ride after being picked up from the airport, at Rose Marie Starns Park and Boat Ramp in Mission Bay for a breezy dinner of …
Aug 16 2011
Nighttime Zoo With The Holdens
Finished off my day by visiting the San Diego Zoo‘s Nighttime Zoo China Celebration and going to see Nicky, the pregnant giraffe who is ready to deliver any day now ( I swear I saw her pushing), and then meeting up with the entire Holden family. Walked through the newly opened Panda Trek with a Red Panda, Takins …
Aug 16 2011
When Mormons Attack
After living in San Diego for over thirty years I finally decided to stop by the Mormon Battalion Historic Site (museum and recruiting office) by Old Town. The presentations were high quality and very well put together, with obviously a lot of money from the church. Problem was it was too much religion and not …
Aug 16 2011
Heritage Park
Spent some time walking around Heritage Park Victorian Village, taking pictures of the historic Victorian homes as well as San Diego’s first synagogue, Temple Beth Israel. The buildings are beautifully restored (some still being worked on inside) and the park is very well kept. ( v i c t o r i a n …
Aug 16 2011
Photowalk With Heather
Had a really good, silly and sarcastic time with Heather today, walking around taking pictures in Old Town San Diego and having a great Mexican lunch at Café Coyote. Even ran into another friend of mine, Terry, who I occasionally work with. Heather and I took pictures of anything that caught our eye and looked interesting, although I’m pretty …
Aug 16 2011
900 Number
There are only 900 three-digit numbers. By amazing coincidence that is the same number of posts I now have on my blog, something I never thought I’d reach when I first started. I’d like to thank all the little people, you know…dwarfs, munchkins and midgets.
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