Aug 24 2011
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 menu. It was my favorite meal in the park.
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Aug 23 2011
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 of the week?
Aug 22 2011
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 I did get some blurry photos, this video is from Ricky Brigante’s Inside The Magic podcast.
Aug 19 2011
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 watching a performance by Dick Van Dyke and the Vantastix in the evening. In between those three shows there was a lot of meet-ups with fellow Disney fans, some of whom I had not seen in a couple of years.
Aug 18 2011
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 the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins” exhibit. Both presentations were exceptional with the Ends of the Earth being quite a bit more interactive. After the museum we finished off our midday adventure with a quick but tasty lunch at The Village Grill.
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Aug 18 2011
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.
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Aug 17 2011
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
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 barbecue beef ribs and my barbecue chicken. Food was delicious but the hot day turned overcast awfully fast with a chilly wind coming in over the bay.
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Aug 16 2011
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 and of course, Giant Pandas, had dinner at Canyon Café and watched a few entertainment acts including Chinese jugglers, some dancing and the Steam Powered Giraffe music group who I personally think are very good. It was yet another really good Zoo visit for me.
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Aug 16 2011
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 enough history. While everyone there was very polite and friendly, it was a just a bit too preachy and I felt like I was being initiated. They even tried to get me to give out my friends’ personal info so they can be sent information. What the Mormons did in 1846 with their 2,000 mile march from Iowa to southern California was extraordinary. But I wanted to learn more about how they did it and not so much how God and Brigham Young would watch over them during their journey. The presentation tour lasts 35 minutes.
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Aug 16 2011
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.
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Aug 16 2011
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 sure we did more walking and talking than shooting.
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Aug 16 2011
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.
