Geoff and I met up at the Oakland, California, airport on Wednesday, October 3, to begin our adventure. From there we drove to San Francisco and checked into the Cow Hollow Inn on Lombard Street in the northern area of the city. The Inn is no special place other than its name, […]
Diving Cozumel – Part 2 – Getting Wet
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In the last post, I told you how we got to San Miguel (Cozumel is the name of the whole island off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula) and told you about our adventures on dry land. Now it’s time to get wet. The Caribbean Current flows east to west across the top […]
Diving Cozumel – March and April 2012 — Part 1, Getting there and setting up…
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The trip really started months ago when I challenged my eldest granddaughter, Tiana Larsen, to get her Open Water certification as a SCUBA diver. I promised her a dive trip to Cozumel if she made the grade. She did. So, on March 26, 2012, we met in Los Angeles to spend the night […]
This ‘n That… Personal Financial Hazards and Today’s Technology Flaws
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I gotta say up front that I’m not a fan of some of the new technology in stores. For instance the check payment scheme at Wally World (Wal-Mart) along with the stores, like Walgreens, that don’t require any credit card signature for less than $25 and in some cases $50. Even above that, […]
This ‘n That…. SCUBA trip – July 2-3, 2011 – Anacapa and Santa Cruz, Channel Islands National Park
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Well, after having a great time finishing up my PADI Open Water Certification in Belize, I invested in some personal diving equipment. I really liked using a particular buoyancy control vest I rented in Central America and know that this brand and model won’t necessarily be available other places because of its comparative cost. […]
This ‘n That…. Going to the Bees!
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I went out to my work shop/shed this morning to get some tools and discovered some kind of oozy guck on the floor that looked like: In the dark corner I couldn’t identify the mob of critters around it. Thinking they might be roaches, I grabbed the Raid(tm) and gave them a squirt. As […]
This ‘n That… Into the air!!!!
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Made a date with a flight instructor to see about chipping some rust off my flying skills. It had been six months since I sat in the left seat and fiddled with the knobs and switches and things. I thought I’d picked a day and time that would be reasonably calm. By the […]
This ‘n That ……a gathering
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All of a sudden last Monday afternoon, the house got quiet again. Thursday, the week before, my daughter DeAnne showed up with two of her brood – Jessica and Paul ̶̶̶ for a planned visit. Then, late Friday evening, daughter Colleen and her three boys (John, Ian and Owen) arrived. Saturday […]
A Walk in a Park
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Sometime back I ventured up to Oakland, California, for an event at Joaquin Miller Park. The “friends” of the park staged the event to more or less formalize their organization and to just have a nice day. The California Writers Club, of which I am the current president, is one of the “friends.” During the day, […]
This ‘n That…………..need for speed(ing)
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Ya Gotta Love It CalTrans is the California agency for highways, byways, and streets named and maintained by the state. For example, State Highway 178 meanders generally east and west across Kern and San Bernardino counties from Bakersfield past Lake Isabella all the way to Trona. A two-mile stretch of the highway is shared by […]
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