Monthly Archives: December 2011

Day of the Iguana

  Iggy seemed to have little or no fear of people.     These photos are from our 2004 trip to Mexico.  This was one of those all-included adult retreats, located about 45 minutes south of Cancun.   Or, night … Continue reading

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Now, that’s the way a pecan pie is supposed to look

Yes, it’s the wrong holiday, I know, but I just ran across this photo and had to post it.  This was from Thanksgiving day in 2006, and unless I’m mistaken, it’s a pie that I made.  This is the way … Continue reading

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A final glimpse of an Opryland Christmas

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More Opryland Christmas

More photos of our 2004 Christmas at the Opryland Hotel.  Enjoy.

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A Very Merry Opryland Christmas

Seven years ago we spent Christmas in the Opryland Hotel in Nashville.  If you’ve never seen it, it’s worth checking out.  On the inside, it looks like a city, but from the outside, it looks like any other large building.  … Continue reading

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Alive, alive–oh!

The migration of my site and blog from one hosting company using Linux to another using Windows is finally complete.  My blog is back, and soon I’ll find something interesting to upload. Please keep checking back. Cheers–

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That sharp dropoff wasn’t on the map

I’ll never forget these two guys who were out to do me a good deed that day.  In Buddhism, salvation (Nirvana) is claimed to be achieved via one’s good works.  These fellows found an excellent opportunity in this foolish American … Continue reading

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It’s all about the food

Well, not everything is about food, but I wanted to share some more of my Japan photos, and today they start with food.  I’m about 34 years old in this photo, and it was so long ago that, if I … Continue reading

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Before there was Sea World …

… there was Marineland. Located on the tip of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, Marineland of the Pacific  opened to the public in August of 1954.  I don’t know when Marineland closed, but I’m guessing that it happened before Sea World … Continue reading

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Declaration of Independence — Part V

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and  unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting … Continue reading

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