Today is the tenth anniversary of Douglas Adams‘ passing. He loved to visit Santa Fe, New Mexico, 45 minutes from where I sit right now.
May 10 2011
Today In Los Alamos History
Today I visited Tommy’s office, went shopping for groceries with my mom, picked up Tommy’s dogs from Marvel’s house, took pictures of trees in the wind and had an early birthday dinner for my mom at Marvel’s house. Full day of not much until dinner.
May 09 2011
Three For Thor
Went to see Thor with my brother and nephew. Really enjoyed it. Kenneth Branagh did an excellent job making the myths seem believable.
May 09 2011
Breaking Fast With My Nephew
After his morning of seeing doctors and lab techs, I took Alex to have a good old-fashioned American breakfast at Viola’s Place here in Los Alamos.
May 09 2011
Medical Morning
Took Alex first to his orthodontist for some braces adjustments and then to the clinic to get his wrist x-rayed to see if he fractured it in a fall yesterday. Doesn’t look like he did.
May 08 2011
Leg Two
Second day of travel, this time heading to our first destination stay in Los Alamos. Crossed into New Mexico just before 11:00 local time, stopping in Gallup for gas and bladder evacuation. (Did you want to say something, Lisa?) Arrived in Albuquerque at 1:00 and drove north for about an hour to see Alex play his soccer game. Finally got to Tommy’s house at 4:00. Stayed in for a while but then went to Marvel’s house for dinner.
May 07 2011
So It Begins
Headed out this morning for the first leg of my two and a half week trip to New Mexico and Texas. We hit Arizona at 12:30, stopping in Yuma for a pee break. Stopped again in a 100˚ Gila Bend to fill up and another pee stop. Passed through Phoenix and Flagstaff before finally arriving at the Holiday Inn Express in Holbrook a little before 7:00 and stayed in for the night.
May 06 2011
Seeing Brenda Form Her Words
Had a nice pre-trip video chat with Brenda this evening. We talked about her old dogs, her family and my extra nipples.
May 06 2011
Hertz Hurts
Picked up our Mazda 6 rental car for our trip. They charge way too much for this. Nothing else to say.
May 05 2011
Out To Sea The World
Spent a few hours at SeaWorld San Diego, first on my own, then with Mary and her daughter Diana. A large section towards the back was completely closed off to the public because they started construction on the new Manta roller coaster.
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May 04 2011
Ron’s Visit
After catching up with my buddy Ron at the airport (he’s a pilot for American and arrived this afternoon), I picked him up from the Harbor Sheraton, took him to Coronado for dinner at Lil’ Piggy’s BBQ (had a groupon voucher), and then walked along the Old Ferry Landing before taking him back. We reminisced about high school and talked about the pitfalls of marriage vs. the satisfaction of being a parent. I’ll have to take his word on both of those.
May 04 2011
Tourist In My Own Town
Spent a couple of hours this afternoon walking along the Embarcadero here in San Diego before meeting up with my high school buddy Ron. Went from the County Admin building down to Seaport Village and back, stopping at a few places to capture some images, empty my bladder (yes, Lisa, more pee) and remove a twenty from an ATM. That last thing came in very handy for gas later.
(pics…later)
May 03 2011
My Expanding Online Empire
Set up yet another new online account, this time with 500px.com, a photo presentation website that gears more toward serious photography. There’s a free account with a 20 photo limit per week, and an unlimited paid account. Both let you create a photo blog and follow other photographers. Within fifteen minutes of posting six shots I had over 50 views and three comments from a Russian, a German and I think a Swede.
UPDATE: Since posting my 20 photos this afternoon, I have received 233 views, 7 favorites, 19 affections (likes), 10 comments and 4 follows, by other photographers from around the world. So cool!
May 01 2011
Her Noticing Me Is Becoming Infrequently Regular
Lisa Bettany commented on two more of my Flickr photos: a Disneyland Castle shot and an Inner Space Caverns photo. True, her comments aren’t exactly about the quality of my photos, but being noticed is still nice.
May 01 2011
Dog Walk Around Fiesta Island
Walked around Fiesta Island in Mission Bay with the entire Tapia family, including Lilo and Stitch, on an absolutely gorgeous San Diego day. Followed it up with a good Mexican lunch at a recently opened Roberto’s Taco Shop.
My iNaturalist-ings
My Flickr Photostream
