Monthly Archives: August 2011

3rd Annual Arcadia Lake Cardboard Boat Regatta

Here’s the pics I promised from the 2011 cardboard boat races at Arcadia Lake.  I’ll start off with a YouTube video I took with my cell phone and edited just a bit. 2011 3rd Annual Edmond Arcadia Lake Cardboard Boat … Continue reading

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Improving the Web Page Feng Shui

Not much to say tonight, but if you check out my Website www.hortondeakins.com , you’ll notice the alignment is much improved, and the links associated with the icons for my short stories, the very links that I broke when I … Continue reading

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Before the quake, before the tsunami

Yes, I know all these photos are from the Tokyo area, which is a long way from Sendai, but they portray peaceful scenes that reflect Japan before this latest disaster.  I can’t take credit for these five shots, as they were … Continue reading

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Harley any I had seen before

Here’s a few of the Harleys and other antique motorcycles that were on display at the Reagan Library.  I believe most of them were a temporary display.  Also in the photos are Air Force One and Marine One, plus a … Continue reading

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Saying goodbye to an old friend

Yesterday I said goodbye to an old friend with whom I played in a Chicago-style band 35 years ago.  He had touched many people’s lives since then, as evidenced by the 250-300 people in attendance at his memorial service.  There … Continue reading

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Announcing a book signing

Come join me and seven other authors at the Full Circle Bookstore this Saturday, August 20, for the New Ink book signing.  The event takes place from 3 pm until 5 pm. Authors attending, and their books: Horton Deakins, Time … Continue reading

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Down in the valley, valley so low …

Here’s the additional photos I promised from our helicopter ride over Kauai.  The first is a cascading waterfall, and the second is just a close up view of the same shot.  As for the rest, I’ll let them speak for … Continue reading

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Na Pali want a cracker?

Yes, we really did get into this contraption–with no doors–along with the pilot and another couple.  My headphones kept sliding off, and I had a still camera in one hand and a video camera in the other.  Unfortunately, when I … Continue reading

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Goin’ to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come

I may regret doing this, but here I go with the most photos I’ve posted in one day.  I took all these on a trip we made to Kansas City in the fall of 2007.  The first three are of … Continue reading

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Alley oop! (Or, diagonally)

Here’s a series of alleyways and narrow streets along the Romantic Road (der Romantischen Straße) in southern Germany. You may not know it to look at it, but if you’ve seen my book trailer (available from this site), you’ve seen … Continue reading

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