Victorian House Walking Tour

Steve’s mom came for a visit last week, so her and I went on the Victorian Walk through San Francisco. The tour starts in Union Square and you take a bus ride over to Lower Pacific Heights. From there you walk to Pacific Heights and on the way you see about 200 houses. Our guide…

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Valentino Rossi Vein

Moto GP was this past weekend at Laguna Seca. I was pretty excited to use my new 5d Mark II camera with its super-fast shutter and eager responsiveness. Above is the best picture I took. If you click on it and view the largest version, you can see a very intense vein in Rossi’s neck!…

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Day 125/365 – Steve’s 33rd Birthday

We started the day by riding north to Hog Island Oyster Company with Jordy and Ivan. There we shucked and grilled our own oysters. Later we joined Orion and Rebecca for sushi at Kiss Seafood in Japantown. The four of us knocked out a 1.8 liter bottle of sake – the chef didn’t think we…

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Meet Our New Family Member, Lana

Last week we decided it was time to add another doggy to the family. See, Joe is pretty much my dog. According to Steve, Joe likes him, but he loves me. What can I say, Joe’s a monogamous guy 🙂 Getting another dog was going to be tricky. Steve wanted a female because they typically…

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Lil Hummin Bird

I took this picture at Crissy Field yesterday. This little guy sat there long enough for me to get a couple of good shots. This one is my favorite. He has so much attitude. Humming birds always fascinate me, with their tiny bodies and super-fast wings.

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Dog Communication

Joe has preferences. On several occasions I managed to catch onto what Joe was trying to tell me. Once, I made him sit, put the food in his bowl, then told him to go ahead and eat it. He just sat there staring at me. I walked away thinking, eh, he’ll eat it. Moments later…

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My Favorite

My mom made this ornament many, many years ago. Its been my favorite for as long as I can remember. I always put it as high as I can on the tree.

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Skydiving

Last month I finally got around to do something I’ve been interested in for many years: skydiving. I went with my friend Maritza. We decided to go on a Saturday night, and Sunday morning we were traveling across the bay to Bay Area Skydiving. While we were signing up and getting ready, I was trying…

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Honeymoon in Thailand

Entire Photo Set After an extremely wonderful wedding on October 5th, Steve and I headed off to Thailand for two weeks. We treated ourselves to business class tickets, and boy was that worth it. The seats were extra comfortable with lots of controls; they went to a nearly flat position for sleeping. Our travel time…

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