The World is Small… Murphy’s Long Lost Sister

It was 82 degrees in San Diego today, so I took Murphy to a beach in Del Mar.  I had just discovered it about two weeks ago, thanks to a friend, and Murphy’s first time there was yesterday. After about an hour at the beach, a girl walked by with a small labrador and asked …

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Flat Stanley arrives in San Diego

Anyone who knows me even remotely well, knows that I love the kids in my life more than just about anything. I’m lucky to have two nieces and two other godchildren. In today’s world where just about every piece of mail you get is electronic, it’s fun to get anything that’s not a bill or …

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Halloween 2010 – El Paso, TX

Among my stupid human tricks, is the ability to carve intricate pumpkins and teach others how to do so. It’s really not all that difficult, and is much more of an exercise in patience than anything else.  I have more patience than most people I know… Here’s Buzz Lightyear and Woody from Toy Story (my …

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