Tour of the USS Midway

Finally took the tour of the aircraft carrier USS Midway Museum here in San Diego. Went with Les, Sue, Eric and Rodrigo while Sylvia, Lilo and Stitch waited in the RoadTrek.

Disney Store Castmember Reunion Nacho Party for Sue

Attended a potluck nacho and pool party at the Tapias for Sue and her family with past castmembers she worked with at the Disney Store.

Video Chat with Brenda

Had a nice, long video chat with Brenda in Austin using the new Google Video Chat directly from within Google Mail.

Elephant Rush

Watched the 11:00am elephant rush at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park on the elephant webcam.

Tobacco Hornworms

Cut three large Tobacco Hornworms off from my mom’s tomato plants.

Google Video Chat With the Tapias Through Gmail

Video chatted with Sylvia and Rodrigo on the first day that Google made it publicly available directly from within Gmail.

Mami’s Stitches Removed

Took my mom to see Dr. Abrams for a followup to her August 17 hand surgery. He told her that the growth they removed was a benign hemangioma, or vascular tumor. She also got her seven stitches removed by a tech.

Dinner At Mr. V’s with the Tapias and the Cassins

Had a pizza dinner at Mr. V’s in Chula Vista with Sylvia, Rodrigo, Sue, Les and Eric. Stopped at Corner Bakery to get a dozen donuts afterwards.

Mami’s Hand Surgery

Finally got to see the stitches that my mom has on her hand from her surgery last week. The purple color is just markings the surgeon made to guide where the zig-zag incision was going to be.

Tiki Oasis 10

Attended the 10th Anniversary Tiki Oasis Show here in San Diego with Lannie and Suzie. Met up with Dean and Matt McKim and also got a chance to talk to Johnny Johnny from Tiki Bar TV.

Returned to the Helldiver with Rodrigo

Went back in the morning to Otay Lakes with Rodrigo so he could see the Helldiver that was brought up from the lake the day before.

California Root Borer Beetle

Found another giant beetle (dead) in our neighbor’s backyard and after cleaning all the ants off of it brought it back home to photograph. It’s a male California Root Borer or California Prionus.

Air Show Crash On The Today Show

Matt Lauer interviewed the pilot who survived this F-18 crash at an air show in Canada.

Finally, Some Comic Con Girl Shots

Finally posted some of my girl shots from this past July’s Comic Con to my Flickr Photostream.

Mami’s Successful Hand Surgery

Today my mom had minor hand surgery at UCSD Medical Center here in San Diego. The procedure went very well. She was in and out of the hospital in four hours, from registration to pre-op to surgery to post-op and finally walking out to the car.

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