Aug 12 2011
Walked 4.41 miles with the Tapias this evening around Mission Bay just outside of SeaWorld. Started at dusk and ended at a non-blood-sucking twilight. Matter of fact it didn’t suck at all. We saw all kinds of wildlife: egrets, terns, rabbits, jumping fish and a gaggle of practicing roller derby broads.
Aug 11 2011
My old friend and client, Harriet, got the old work gang back together for lunch after a few year hiatus. She chose a newer restaurant in Del Mar called Flavor and the food was excellent. We started with freshly baked bread with warm butter and four different flavored salts followed by an appetizer of Grilled …
Aug 10 2011
Had a nice, long, sometimes silly birthday video chat with Brenda. First one in a long time. She loved the canvas print of Musashi, laughed at the cowboy birthday video and wondered about the birthday song video. It all went according to my plan.
Aug 10 2011
Brenda received my photo on canvas of Musashi for her birthday today. She actually started crying when she opened it while on the phone with me. But crying in a good way. I also sent her two completely silly birthday videos because I felt they were necessary.
Aug 06 2011
Setup a small outdoor movie theater in the Tapias’ backyard patio complete with hanging chairs, projector and drape-screen to watch the movie “Rio.” The movie looked fantastic with amazing animation, but at times the main characters seemed flat and uninteresting, had poor dialogue and overall it was pretty predictable. Some of the main characters I thought were also totally …
Aug 06 2011
Went for an impromptu, short walk along Mission Bay just east of SeaWorld on a picture postcard southern California day with Sylvia, Rodrigo, Lilo and Stitch. Finished the outing off with a deliciously sweet Berry Blast Slurpee and a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos from 7 Eleven.
Aug 05 2011
Second day of watching the neighbors’ cats and dogs. (Other than working on Oxnard photos and watching podcasts, I didn’t do much else today. Sad? Maybe. Pathetic? Youbetcha.)
Aug 04 2011
Starting another animal-sitting stint for the neighbors. This one’s for three days, two nights and still with two dogs that need meds and eight cats that sleep a lot.
Aug 02 2011
Much merriment was had today starting with an excellent breakfast at the resort, followed by tennis playing, kite flying, bocce balling and walks along the beach. There was some Starbucks and donuts thrown in there somewhere for good measure. ( p i c s )
Jul 30 2011
Had a great time catching up with old friends: swimming, eating, playing games, eating again, playing more games, telling ghost stories and finally roasting marshmallows over a fire pit. Wonderful way to spend a Saturday. ( p i c s )
Jul 28 2011
Had a great barbecue lunch at Phil’s BBQ in San Diego with my two great friends, Sylvia and Lannie. Tried the Baby Beef Rib with two onion rings, french fries and cole slaw. The meal was really good but the dish could have used a second rib.
Jul 18 2011
My friends Sylvia and Rodrigo have entered their doggie, Stitch, in a local “Dog Days of Summer” photo contest. I ask anyone reading this to go and place their vote for Stitch. It is a perfect picture.
Jul 18 2011
Just found out this morning that another one of my high school classmates had passed away. Seems like he had done some genuine good during his life.
Jul 17 2011
Went with my mom to a neighbor friend’s house for a party welcoming some new neighbors to the other end of our street. Interesting mix of young kids, adults, me and then a bunch of older folks. Topics of conversation were all over the place. Got to finally meet Jane’s new poodle Isabella.
Jul 16 2011
Had a really enjoyable time at the San Diego Zoo’s Nighttime Zoo. Didn’t see many animals because I was with two other families with kids, including two babies, but still had a very relaxed time. Got some really good shots of two sleeping polar bears. We stayed until they closed and were able to take …
