In honor of today’s precipitous weather Walt Disney’s Jiminy Cricket (Cliff Edwards, aka “Ukelele Ike”) and the Wonderland Jazz Band sing the 1952 Gene Kelly classic, “Singin’ In The Rain”: Singin’ In the Rain
January 2012 archive
Jan 22 2012
George And Anna’s House
Visited the Marston House Museum and Gardens with some family and friends for my very first time today. We spent a little time in the formal gardens, which didn’t quite live up to my expectations, before entering the residence. While the exterior of this turn-of-the-century craftsman-style home seemed a bit dilapidated and run-down in many areas, the …
Jan 21 2012
Shock Waves
Since I did so many touristy things this past week, and took so many pictures, that today I spent almost the entire day working on some of those recent photos so I could start adding them to my text-only posts. So for today’s entry I will just link to one of the coolest videos I …
Jan 20 2012
Seaport By The Bay
For my final weekday-long hometown tourist adventure I took my mom down to Seaport Village and the Embarcadero by the San Diego Bay to walk around a bit on yet another perfect, sunny, SoCal kind of a day. We spent some time out at the end of the large concrete pier before stopping to watch …
Jan 20 2012
It’s Been Too Long
It’s been way too long since I signed up for another online social service so I was quite pleased today when my beta invites to TWO services were activated. One was for Twylah, which is a newsreader type aggregator for my Twitter account, and the other is Schemer from Google, which is a life to-do …
Jan 19 2012
Zoo For The Finish
Ended my Balboa Park tourist day with a hop over to the San Diego Zoo for a quick twenty minute visit. Walked in, took just a few pictures, picked up a Snickers for a growling stomach relieving pick-me-up and then sat down to snack and watch the flamingos just inside the entrance. That was it. …
Jan 19 2012
Balboa Park Meanderings
Continued my great day with some strolling around most of Balboa Park, from the Natural History Museum, across to the San Diego History Center with its library and archives, over to the California Tower by the Museum of Man, through Alcazar Garden, down to the Organ Pavilion, over to the House of Hungary, down to …
Jan 19 2012
Starting With SDNHM
Had a really good day today, which started with a couple of hours spent at the San Diego Natural History Museum. The main reason for my visit was to watch Sharks 3D, the final 3D movie they have that I needed to see. While some of the shots were truly incredible, especially in 3D, most …
Jan 18 2012
New Day In Old Town
Walked around for about an hour in Old Town here in San Diego listening to my iPod and taking pictures before meeting up with my great friends Sylvia and Lannie for lunch at the Old Town Mexican Café. We chatted, reminisced and caught up with what’s been going on in our lives lately while enjoying some terrific Mexican …
Jan 18 2012
SOPA/PIPA Protest Blackout Day
Thousands of Internet sites either went black or found other ways of showing their solidarity for anti SOPA and anti PIPA protests today, including me with my Flickr and Tumblr pages. Looks like we’ve won this round. But the fight is far from over.
Jan 17 2012
Terrific Visit To SeaWorld San Diego
Had a great trip to SeaWorld today. Started out as just a walking visit with us seeing a Bearded Dragon named Pancake, a Water Monitor named Clyde, a Two-toed Sloth, a Capybara, a buttload of Penguins, dozens of Sea Turtles, some Moon Jellyfish and a seven-armed Sea Star. Our visit then turned into a deli …
Jan 16 2012
The Zoo With Six Females
After spending an hour walking around the San Diego Zoo by myself listening to my iPod and taking pictures of, amongst other things, a great encounter with one of the Malayan Tiger cubs, I met up with my friends Mary and her daughter, a maximumly pregnant Bethany and her daughter, and Brooke and her daughter. …
Jan 15 2012
Monk Would Be Elated
A beautifully perfect milestone for my San Diego Comic-Con collection views on Flickr. I can finally sleep peacefully for one night.
Jan 15 2012
A Man Named Candy
It’s no wonder Disney used this guy for voice talent. Different times back then but I still appreciate his abilities. From Walt Disney’s “Peter Pan”: 13 What Made The Red Man Red _ Tinknapped
Jan 14 2012
Sadie’s Shot
Went across the street tonight to feed our neighbor’s dog, Sadie, and give her an insulin injection for her diabetes. She never flinches and is always in such a good mood. Barks a lot, but it’s only because she gets excited.
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