snippets, nibbles & scribbles

2010-11-12T05:14:00.001-08:00

http://sites.google.com/site/vhiewnvimkwevpwehw/fcjc1k

quoting

2010-05-26T19:09:00.000-07:00

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time. ~George Orwell

Thunderstorms & foamy beaches!

2010-01-20T16:19:00.001-08:00

The thunder & lightening that served as an alarm clock this morning was spectacular! It has been quite some time since we have a had a true thunderstorm here, so it felt extra delightful! The awesome crackle & white flashes breaking up the darkness followed by the rumble and rattle of booming sound mixed in with the crashing waves...quite the epic soundtrack! High tide brought a crazy thick

quoting

2009-11-04T10:15:00.001-08:00

Whatever you create in your life you must first create in your imagination. -Tycho Photiou

quoting

2009-09-28T15:09:00.000-07:00

"You have achieved success if you have lived well, laughed often and loved much." - Author Unknown

quoting

2009-09-10T12:19:00.000-07:00

Live out of your imagination, not your history. - Stephen Covey

that is so freakin cool!

2009-08-20T16:47:00.000-07:00

probably photo-shopped, found it on Digg.com but had to put it up! :)

indulgence in a little nostalgia

2009-08-03T13:00:00.000-07:00

sometimes it seems long agoat times, just yesterdaya life changing meetingset a million things in playthings I long to tell youthings I'd love to shareI feel you with me oftenno matter who is thereyou might wonderfrom time to timedo I ever think of thenyes, it crosses my mindthat moment, a respitenatural, serene and freeblindsided, shaken and requitedtwin souls by the seailluminating, creatingso

quoting

2009-07-13T11:49:00.001-07:00

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit. - Helen Keller

quoting

2009-06-17T12:49:00.000-07:00

"The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." - Michelangelo

So, ummm...there's like a name for this?

2009-05-20T12:31:00.000-07:00

Apparently I am not the only one this happens to and there is now a name for it and everything!!LiveScience.com livescience Stafflivescience.com – Tue May 19, 7:15 pm ET Some people claim to never forget a face. And the ability can prove to be socially awkward. A new study finds some people can remember

quoting

2009-05-18T18:26:00.000-07:00

May heaven grant you in all things your heart's desire/may the gods grant thee all that thy heart desires/may the gods grant thee happinessOdyssey: Book 8, line 413 and Book 24, line 402

Updates

2009-05-13T16:03:00.000-07:00

The past few months have been crazy busy, including much back and forth between central coast home and bay area home. Welcoming my nephew to the world was a delight. He was just under 10 pounds of perfection! It was so nice to see the joy of his parents, they have had to endure more than their fair share of obstacles and have some new ones to face during what should be the happiest time of

quoting

2009-05-13T15:56:00.001-07:00

"Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you." - Arnold Palmer

Playing For Change | Song Around The World "Stand By Me" from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.

2009-04-28T18:30:00.000-07:00

Pretty damn cool!Playing For Change | Song Around The World "Stand By Me" from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.

Colbert Study: Conservatives Don't Know He's Joking

2009-04-28T18:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/27/colbert-study-conservativ_n_191899.html

quoting

2009-04-28T17:50:00.001-07:00

"All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you" - Wayne Dyer

tending the garden

2009-03-19T11:00:00.000-07:00

It was such a lovely day out that I took a quick run up to Miners Ace on my lunch hour yesterday to get some new organic soil and a bunch of new herbs, veggies and flowers. I could hang out in a plant nursery all day when the weathers good, but managed a very quick whirlwind of shopping and rushed back home. The rest of my lunch hour, and in between work and meetings I spent most of the

Delicious Spring!

2009-03-16T12:09:00.000-07:00

Sunshine, full blooms, cool breezes!

quoting

2009-03-06T09:37:00.001-08:00

"Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell." Joan Crawford

feels like a sunday

2009-02-02T18:45:00.000-08:00

well, happy day after super bowl! a friend of mine asked in all seriousness near the end of yesterday's game, "Why isn't the Monday after Super Bowl a national holiday?" and I think he has a point. Even an awful lot of people who don't watch football all season, find themselves at the enjoyment or mercy of Super Bowl Sunday. We ended up sort of having a floating party between a few houses on

Best words of 2009!

2009-01-20T09:51:00.000-08:00

"And there goes former President George W. Bush leaving the inauguration..."Finally!=o)

quoting

2009-01-11T07:57:00.000-08:00

"In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities." Janos Arany

Happy New Year!!

2009-01-05T13:20:00.002-08:00

I just love that "brand new start" feeling of a new year! I am not really one to make resolutions, per se, since I think every new day is a new opportunity to do things that are not currently working in our lives, differently. However, I am utilizing the milestone as a starting point for improving a few areas that have not gotten as much attention as things like work have the last several months

Mele Kalikimaka

2008-12-24T10:02:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays! Wishing all of you cheerful days, safe travels, happy surprises and appreciation for the special people and important things we have to be grateful for. xoxoI don't know this guy, but liked the video :)

quoting

2008-12-18T13:50:00.000-08:00

Try and penetrate with our limited means the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible concatenations, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable.~ Albert Einstein

quoting

2008-12-09T11:50:00.000-08:00

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."- Helen Keller

quoting

2008-12-07T14:04:00.001-08:00

"Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise." Victor Hugo

sky shows & other tidbits

2008-12-01T10:47:00.000-08:00

the sunsets have been even more colorful and spectacular the past few weeks, the Fall sunsets here are my favorite, both because there isn't as much fog that gets in the way and because the sun sets right above the ocean horizon, so no hills, houses or trees to obstruct the view. A few weeks ago it was a clear and colorful sky, but the water was a barely moving glassy calm, reflecting everything

Giving Thanks

2008-11-28T17:59:00.000-08:00

My most sincere gratitude for each and every blessing of my life :)

quoting

2008-11-21T11:53:00.000-08:00

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step."- Martin Luther King Jr.

somebody say hoe

2008-11-18T07:34:00.000-08:00

Much activity in the front yard today, time for a new retaining wall, so they will be tearing out the very old and unstable wood and replacing it with shiny new concrete complete with proper drainage. I think this is fantastic for a couple of reasons: with the current retaining wall failing, my house is beginning to lean not so gently forward - away from the foundation, then there are the three

Subathing in November

2008-11-16T20:54:00.000-08:00

If I lived in, oh,say - Hawaii, Arizona, or some other tropical or desert climate, the title would make sense...As I watched football all day today and saw the snowflakes falling on the field, I had to really remind myself that Thanksgiving is next week - this is actually Fall, because looking around here what you see is a bunch of hot and sweaty people trying to deal with 90+ degree

quoting

2008-11-10T13:27:00.000-08:00

"Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you're going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus." - Oprah Winfrey

Election Day!

2008-11-04T12:49:00.000-08:00

Please vote today!Thank you! :)

quoting

2008-10-30T15:15:00.001-07:00

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe."- Anatole France

Happy Friday and some random updates

2008-10-10T11:39:00.000-07:00

Aloha Friday my friends!As I write this, there is a "magic bus" parked in my drive-way - a rather large re-painted and re-purposed old school bus that was used during The Longest Walk 2008. It now belongs to one of the former walkers, who is the youngest son of one of my dearest friends and mine is the only driveway large enough for it to fit safely off the street whilst he finishes converting

quoting

2008-10-06T15:28:00.001-07:00

"It's never too late to become the person you might have been." - George Elliot"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one." - Elbert Hubbard

No Raiders and not standing

2008-10-02T11:48:00.000-07:00

Well last week's game was a heartbreaking shame, now Kiffen's out and Al is still making us crazy! I stayed in the football pool 4 whole weeks this year, but alas lost when Denver got completely stomped by the Chiefs, it was a small consolation that my other pick probably would have been Dallas and they didn't win either...there is always next year....It is a bye week for the Raiders, so the

quoting

2008-09-24T10:45:00.000-07:00

"If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves." - Thomas Edison

Summers fall and autumns call

2008-09-23T16:56:00.000-07:00

in the eve, fall's beginning chillthe day still bent to summers willbut soon enough it will take the daycooling, crisping in the breezy swayanother summer come and gonefestive days and nights of songadventures new and some replayedkinships kindled and kinships madetreasures all and every onecherished, nourished in the sunmemories, moments, snapshots of mindsifting, sorting, enjoying in kindas

2 weeks in the pool and go Raiders!

2008-09-15T11:51:00.000-07:00

So, every year since I have moved back here I have joined the annual "last man standing" football pool and every year I am out within the first week...so imagine my joy and surprise that I made it not only the first week this year but as of last night, the second week also! :) I am still standing!!!It is a total of 50 players, I know that 13 went out the first week and I know at least two of my

"...you were always on my mind..."

2008-09-08T18:37:00.001-07:00

I really should be finishing my report and I am still unpacking from the weekend and re-packing to go back up again to the office tomorrow morning, but I don't want too much time to pass before noting how great the weekend was!Camping Friday night was lots of fun, it was nice to see some of the people that we met up with that haven't been seen for a while and met some cool new friends as well.

No flippen way!

2008-09-08T18:08:00.000-07:00

So while procrastinating today, (because I am still really struggling with a report I have due) I came across the following:DEAR ABBY: I am writing about a change I have seen in church. I accept the loud guitar music and informal settings, although I do miss the traditional hymns and formal altars. What I cannot get used to is the forced "friendly" greeting and handshaking. I attend church to

quoting

2008-09-08T13:01:00.000-07:00

Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong. - George Carlin

"...my hero's have always been cowboys..."

2008-09-03T18:59:00.000-07:00

I get to see Willie Nelson in concert this coming weekend!! He is playing at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday night. I bought the tickets months ago both because I love Willie and because it coincides with the birthday of one of my dearest friends, who is also a fan.We've decided to make a full weekend of it, camping on Friday night, hiking and beaching Saturday, going to the concert in the

Oh Raiders!

2008-08-30T11:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, let's just hope they look better than they've looked during the pre-season! :)

breathtaking

2008-08-22T10:31:00.000-07:00

quoting

2008-08-14T11:14:00.000-07:00

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.~ Albert Einstein

Go Raiders!

2008-08-08T22:07:00.000-07:00

I know, it is only the first game of the pre-season, but 18 - 6 never looked so sweet!

Thoughts from Santa Rosa Island =)

2008-08-08T15:43:00.000-07:00

A few things remembered, a few things learned:I am very very blessed & filled with an overwhelming gratitude for every. single. thing.Far more regular Stargazing is necessaryI absolutely despise my new sleeping bag, "mummy bag" = hot squishy straitjacket!I can walk for miles and miles and milesSimplify & pare down - far less is really required than imagined & a lighter load goes a longer

quoting

2008-08-08T09:21:00.001-07:00

"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want."- Ben Stein"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life." - Greg Anderson

Off the island

2008-08-07T12:31:00.000-07:00

Arrived back on the mainland safely late last night, my lips are cracked, my face is chapped, I am bruised and sore from head to toe and still grinning from ear to ear - what a fantastic trip! Took over 700 pictures! It may take a few days to get them posted.

Island Anticipation

2008-07-31T18:24:00.000-07:00

Yaaaaaaaayyyy, it is finally time for the camping trip to Santa Rosa Island! Busy, busy, busy little bee, is me. I am sooooo ready to hang out on an island for a few days! We have planned, shopped and packed and I am practically on pins and needles looking forward to getting started. Channel Islands, here I come! =o)Originally we had talked about going down and hanging out for the whole weekend,

quoting

2008-07-30T10:36:00.000-07:00

"Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so."- Belva Davis

Shakers

2008-07-29T12:44:00.001-07:00

Several news stations are reporting a 5.4 earthquake hit in SoCal earlier today - hope everyone down there is doing alright, sounds like the aftershocks are pretty strong. Take it slow and please be cautious.

Peace and love and light and joy

2008-07-28T12:51:00.000-07:00

Generally, this is a way to share the bit of my life I am comfortable sharing publicly with my friends and family around the world to help us keep in touch. I tend to keep it light, just the more entertaining of the things I come across and the things I am up to. Occasionally though, I go a bit deeper. Today is one of those days. Things have been a bit rough and its finally really getting to me

dark knights - comedy

2008-07-24T15:25:00.000-07:00

quoting

2008-07-17T12:45:00.000-07:00

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily.Not to dare is to lose oneself. Soren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855 Danish Author and Philosopher

Fill'er up and take a drive

2008-07-14T09:37:00.000-07:00

Some good things happened this weekend....The only gas station in town finally re-opened after almost a year (so we no longer have to drive to another town to get gas) and they managed to contain enough of the basin complex fire to re-open highway one! So it seemed a good reason to get some gas and take a nice Sunday drive.Since there are still a lot of firefighters, equipment, major clean up

not snow, little sun

2008-07-11T12:47:00.000-07:00

The sun is trying to peek out today for the first time since last Sunday. For weeks now ash from the fires has been caked and baked on my car (and everything else) and a mixture of smoke, ash and fog has kept it pretty dark and eerie around here. The smell of smoke and burning has permeated the air for weeks too. A beach bonfire has never ever sounded so unappealing!The sunsets, when they can

basin fire effects

2008-07-08T02:02:00.000-07:00

Le Grande Finale

2008-07-07T18:08:00.000-07:00

This is Buck!

2008-07-06T21:38:00.000-07:00

ladies and gentlemen, we actually have proof...I give you, the man, the myth, the legend...this is the real, original, one and only true...BuckDon't know who Buck is? Well, the story goes like this....I was invited to a birthday party for a friend of a friend and it was going to be out on a ranch, on a creek, out in a rural neighboring town. Because of the distance and locale, we were also

graceful wonders

2008-07-04T01:32:00.000-07:00

I went into SLO yesterday to see the orthodontist, for a check in on the braces, delightful.It was a later afternoon appointment so I decided to log into work early in the morning so that I could log off for the day when the appointment time arrived. After some quality mouth torture I decided to shop, something I rarely do. It was actually nice to just wander a bit in town, got a coffee, ran some

never leave the house without a camera

2008-06-26T14:53:00.000-07:00

see, I know this - I know I should never leave my house without my camera, and yet occasionally I do, either because it slipped my mind to take it or because I thought for whatever brief reason I was going to be out and about, that I just wouldn't need it...So of course the first thing I saw when I left for a little beach walk last evening was a young man walking down the street, he was carrying

she looks familiar...

2008-06-23T15:51:00.000-07:00

just playing with settings on the new camera, lots of fun :)

quoting

2008-06-22T23:42:00.000-07:00

"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." - Albert Einstein

How hot was it?

2008-06-22T19:52:00.000-07:00

Well...........was it hot enough for ya?!Pretty much every conversation I have had over the past few days has included some discussion about the record heat...suddenly everyone (clearly, myself included) is an amateur meteorologist - it's actually kind of funny how we seem incapable of discussing almost anything else! :)And boy does everyone have an opinion, it is not at all simply, "hey, its'

Heat Wave

2008-06-20T10:25:00.000-07:00

It was easily 100 degrees this morning at 9:30 am, we are really getting the summer out of this solstice! :)I think it is the first time here that I have ever had to keep the windows shut to keep the heat out. But this is just observance, not a complaint, because it is so beautiful and clear and it feels so fabulously Friday today!I am sure some of it is because I have put in a ton of overtime

Whoa!

2008-06-19T12:32:00.000-07:00

It is 102 degrees here today, that must be a record...

summer fun!

2008-06-18T09:07:00.000-07:00

Absolutely glorious day here my friends!! It is 86 degrees at 10 am this morning on the coast, (pretty rare for that temperature around here!) it is so sunny, clear, bright and warm, it actually feels like a real summer day!! This sun girl is stoked! It is shaping up to be quite a summer! I love my new (used) bike and have been riding it all over town, walking lots on the beach and

Local Saturday

2008-06-15T19:34:00.000-07:00

Beginning with a 4 mile beach walk, adding in a free concert at the beach with one of my favorite local musicians Shane Stoneman, a leisurely drive home along a beautiful backroad, crazy beautiful photo ops and ending with a delicious dinner custom made at our little Italian restaurant. Epic!

Ahhhh memories

2008-06-13T14:54:00.000-07:00

Not sure why I am so bloggy right now, I guess there is just a lot on my mind and a lot of conference calls that I have to be on but not necessarily really contribute to, so I am multi-tasking. I have been writing a lot and working a lot with an art project I am trying to finish and with all the recent pictures I have taken. Just too much thought to hold in my head, I suppose! :)Today has been

Happy Friday!!

2008-06-13T11:25:00.000-07:00

I haven't happy friday'ed in a while! Soooooooo...Yea!!!!! It's Friday!! I am so ready for the weekend! I need a long walk on the beach, time to catch up on some errands, no schedule, no deadlines, no computer in front of my face all day, time for some art, some nature, some adventure, some fun! I feel some golf and surf coming on, if the weather and waves comply. Wishing all of you a beautiful

More Happy Camping

2008-06-11T22:30:00.000-07:00

Last Fall, I got a chance to take a trip out to the Channel Islands and was able to visit two separate areas of the largest Island, Santa Cruz. It was one of the best things I did last year. I really enjoyed the people that we went with and I got some beautiful shots, a few of which are my favorites of all time. The whole experience felt special and unique, though the island is visited often

mini dj's

2008-06-11T08:21:00.001-07:00

These kids are a trip!

A little vacation

2008-06-03T16:11:00.000-07:00

Re-entry back into my daily routine was a bit brutal coming off of one of the best little vacations I have taken. The last night, sitting around what may be the most blazing campfire I can recall, we actually discussed how hard it would be to try to explain to anyone who wasn't there just exactly what went on, but unless you were there, it's pretty tough.I met all of these just wonderful people

Apparently they're all my house

2008-05-14T17:10:00.000-07:00

I read somewhere recently that there is a serious bee crisis, that they seem to be severely dwindling in numbers, I find this very alarming as they are essential for our survival - however on a lighter note, I think they might all be at my house...the huge shrubbery someone planted to act as a fence between my house and the next has busted out in a blanket bloom of thousands of clusters of tiny

roughly 20 years in the making

2008-04-19T00:20:00.000-07:00

So I did a crazy thing tonight, a reunion of sorts, I went to visit the fraternity house where I was once a little sister. A former "brother" happens to be one of my neighbors and best friends, he stopped by this afternoon to tell me about an alumni event that was being held there tonight and asked me to go. We just had so much fun! We saw old friends, made new ones, shared some of the history

A few updates

2008-03-06T01:44:00.000-08:00

Looking over the last few entries, it becomes clear i haven't been a very active poster in quite some time...can't sleep tonight for some reason so thought I'd note a bit of the latest.It has been pretty busy! My brother and his wife held their wedding reception, my dear friends moved back home from Australia and are 5 short weeks away from welcoming their baby girl into the world, I had a

Happy Valentines Day

2008-02-14T16:02:00.001-08:00

Wishing you love and blessings! xoxo

Beware of the ghost in the kitchen

2007-11-01T14:08:00.000-07:00

I did get a few trick or treaters, not masses mind you, but heck, I was actually pretty ecstatic about just one, let alone like 10. Of course, that means, that like every other household, I have far too much left over candy, but for me, no office to bring it to. =o)Why though, do weird things always seem to happen to me on/around Halloween? So last night, long after the trick or treaters were

Happy Halloween!

2007-10-31T10:58:00.000-07:00

I'm crossing my fingers that I finally live in enough of a neighborhood to get real trick or treaters. I actually bought candy and carved pumpkins for the porch...we'll see how it goes. I think it has been over 6 years since I lived somewhere either less rural or with kids in the hood. I just love to see kids in their costumes, its one of the things I miss most about being a teacher. Plus, I

A little chilly - fire it up, lets go!

2007-09-29T23:28:00.001-07:00

The end of September, and though we are still having a few beautiful sunny days, Fall fills the night air, leaves are turning gold and red, and the seasons change is in progress. It was another lovely summer, filled with lots of music and concerts, road trips, vacations, beach walks, spending time with family, new and old friends, festivals, photography, lots of wine tasting and consumption,

Cat Class & Cat Style

2007-08-13T15:57:00.000-07:00

Went to the Santa Barbara Bowl Friday night to see The Pretenders & The Stray Cats in concert. There was another band that opened, but I didn't see them and can't recall the name. The show was great, both Brian Setzer and Chrissie Hynde were inspirational with non-stop energy, solid vocals and truly rockin' guitars. I hope I look that fabulous in knee high boots at 57 years old. No, seriously!

Top 10 lessons of this years 4th of July

2007-07-11T16:59:00.000-07:00

Lessons learned:1) A nap sometime during a 16 hour day of non-stop celebration may have been a good plan2) Do not play bingo while intoxicated3) Jello shots melt in a warm vehicle4) Martini's in a box = bad idea5) Fog is not conducive to actually seeing fireworks6) Sunscreen is your friend7) It's fun to get festive8) Some pictures turn out - some don't - and some you really wish hadn't9) Even

good quote today

2007-07-03T11:09:00.000-07:00

The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy - I mean that if you are happy you will be good. - Bertrand Russell

Luna Azul

2007-05-31T16:42:00.000-07:00

There is a full moon tonight, the second one this month, which makes it a Blue Moon! They always feel auspicious to me. So a bunch of us have decided to go hang out at the beach, look at the moon and stars and make some wishes next to a raging bonfire and mother ocean. Wishing each of you beautiful rare occurrences, bright stars and a little bit of magic!

joost

2007-05-14T21:49:00.001-07:00

beautiful days

2007-05-09T15:16:00.000-07:00

what a glorious weekend we had last weekend, our little coastal town actually hit the low to mid 80's, a rare and beautiful surprise! Saturday, in honor of both Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby, a friend and I went out for an afternoon of tapas and champagne at a local restaurant that has outdoor seating in a small garden that overlooks a creek full of ducks and playing children, which then

recent pics

2007-05-01T17:20:00.000-07:00

A little bit country

2007-05-01T13:06:00.000-07:00

I grew up on the floor of a "country & western" radio station with a father who was an on air personality of the first radio station in California. In those days, my father was considered as much a celebrity by his listeners as the performers themselves. One of his main duties was as Master of Ceremonies for most of the biggest events and concerts and consequently he spent a great deal of time

Belly dancing - shake everything you got!

2007-03-28T11:31:00.000-07:00

One of the true joys in life is unexpected fun! Last evening, after suffering a long, somewhat stressful day at work, I got a phone call from a good friend inviting me to belly dancing lessons at a local community center. I only had 5 minutes to get ready and leave in enough time to get there on time, but I still heard myself say yes! I am so glad I did, it was so much freakin' fun! The class

Surf's up!

2007-03-26T09:54:00.000-07:00

Morro Bay Surf Company (MBSC) Annual Pro Am Surf Competition - Cayucos- 3/24/07Some really nice shots of a couple of my friends competing this weekend - check them out!

Spring Has Sprung

2007-03-23T14:17:00.000-07:00

Officially spring is here, and I can sure feel it and it feels fabulous! It's gloriously sunny, butterflies fill the air and birds chirp happily from the trees. It's just so warm and lovely.It is actually proving to be a little challenging to stay inside, so I have been gardening lately. I bought some fruit trees, flowers and strawberries and I managed to get them planted last weekend. There is

Just out walking the turtle...

2007-03-06T17:19:00.000-08:00

So my mom was here visiting the weekend before last and she went out front to walk down to the local market, but within about a minute of her leaving, I heard her step back onto the porch and come back into the house. Of course I made the obvious joke that she had been gone a long time and asked her what was up."You gotta come see this, there is a woman outside walking her turtle!" She explains.

Happy Valentines Day

2007-02-14T12:57:00.000-08:00

Wishing you all lots of love!! Hope EVERY day is filled with loving thoughts, unexpected gifts and beautiful sights!!

Radio Jnet: Upper Trash

2007-02-12T16:46:00.000-08:00

Ok, I cannot let last weeks completely bizarro events go without some comment - what the heck is wrong with people!?! Last weeks news and tabloids were full of baby mama dramas, family fun with a fireplace poker and gun, and a new spin on wearing diapers that has apparently riveted the whole country...What, was it national celebrity breakdown week or something?And what ever happened to

permission granted: irony at its finest/crime doesn't pay

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A friend of mine just recently moved back to this area (her hometown) from the sonoma area. She invited me out for dinner a few weeks ago and said that she had two things to tell me. After requesting and receiving her permission, I simply must share one of them. The first thing was just a general tidbit about an anecdotal coincidence - no big deal, but the second was kind of different and

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Thunderstorms & foamy beaches!

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that is so freakin cool!

indulgence in a little nostalgia

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So, ummm...there's like a name for this?

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Updates

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Playing For Change | Song Around The World "Stand By Me" from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.

Colbert Study: Conservatives Don't Know He's Joking

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tending the garden

Delicious Spring!

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feels like a sunday

Best words of 2009!

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Happy New Year!!

Mele Kalikimaka

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sky shows & other tidbits

Giving Thanks

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somebody say hoe

Subathing in November

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Election Day!

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Happy Friday and some random updates

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No Raiders and not standing

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Summers fall and autumns call

2 weeks in the pool and go Raiders!

"...you were always on my mind..."

No flippen way!

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"...my hero's have always been cowboys..."

Oh Raiders!

breathtaking

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Go Raiders!

Thoughts from Santa Rosa Island =)

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Off the island

Island Anticipation

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Shakers

Peace and love and light and joy

dark knights - comedy

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Fill'er up and take a drive

not snow, little sun

basin fire effects

Le Grande Finale

This is Buck!

graceful wonders

never leave the house without a camera

she looks familiar...

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How hot was it?

Heat Wave

Whoa!

summer fun!

Local Saturday

Ahhhh memories

Happy Friday!!

More Happy Camping

mini dj's

A little vacation

Apparently they're all my house

roughly 20 years in the making

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