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LISTS, WE MAKE LISTS
It’s the start of a busy and happy week. • Today errands and air the suitcases. Did I say they were far, far away on shelves on the other side of the truck? Carefully as I overused my hand y...
THE BEST OF....
We went off investigating today. The Bill Moyers group has just started a new series highlighting some of the best, in-depth investigative journalism that is uncovering real news, revealing wro...
WHAT THE RIGHT HAND KNOWS
2013: Her Majesty. One of G’s coworkers at the Automotive Museum got married. He’s a really nice young man as is this lovely, tall, thin young lady he married…Don and Anne. The problem…he g...
OH, HURRAH!!!
The House Quilt…….made up of American Historic homes plus the traditional log cabin quilt block. My first full sized quilt. Yes, up and showered and dressed early, then we were off to the Ortho...
ROSES
It’s that time of year again….roses. I arrive at the convention ready not only for a weekend of socialization but also for roses. Recently sold, this “resort” in Mission Valley really did need...
OUTSIDE COMIC CON
2010: Right outside the Convention center doors, the endless stream of busses disgorge attendees from an infinite number of hotels. Here, it seems, we have crinolined bunnies. 2010: Horror ...
SNIPPITS
2008: Baby Edward Sissorhands. Friday the 7th, I go see the Orthopedic Surgeon…I hope for the last time. I’ve been in the water every day for two weeks now, and the protective bag G got for ...
RED QUEEN
2014 Perhaps the Red Queen is real. What a wonderful costume this one is. I never get tired of shooting the wonderful people I find at Comic Con, and all I can hope is that you haven’t grown...
TWITCH
I’ve begun sending mildly irate email notes and messages. “Dear Mystery Guild… Yesterday, which was the first, the Mystery Guild page wouldn’t take my password. I changed my password. It woul...
Adaptations
The lighter weight revised costume. The second year with this costume. Very heavy hat which gave him a terrible headache. It was a busy and amusin g day yesterday. Himself wants to get a...
CLASSY QUEEN
I spent most of yesterday downloading the best of Comic Con 2013 to Photobucket. There was an amazing number of good photographs. This woman is my hero. Not only does she show up to the Con i...
ROWING AS FAST AS I CAN
I was dogged yesterday. I put all my oars in the water and saved JPG’s. No, my 2016 Comic Com images are gone forever, but I made sure everything else had been saved in three places. Everyth...
ONE HANDED STUFF
…or don’t read this if you don’t like endless stuff. Cabrillo Lighthouse on the top of Point Loma. Slowly but surely I recreate the 2016 image files. So far 907 Comic Con 2016 jpgs hav...
LOSS AND GAIN
Brothers. In my sadness after Diane’s death, I wandered the web and picked up a something nasty on my computer. I thought I had saved everything, but I hadn’t before I turned it over to...
GLORIOUS
We took brief part in a glorious few moments of a birthday this weekend. Zoe, in the middle, is now twelve. They came to us for a gift, no hugs yet, and time on the beach. BFF’s my daughter s...
RAGING INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT
Deep sadness over Diane’s death. Then anger over my own continuing illness…three months of this, now stirred by my computer’s unwillingness to start. Like Diane, my computer won’t restore, and ...
SCHMIDLEY
Dianne lunching at the Prado 2016. A fellow blogger of wide interests. A beautiful woman. She will be missed.
COMICS TOO
Yes, there are comics and all sorts of illustrated books at Comic Con. 2009. Little Lulu lives even slightly out of focus. 2009. Himself: He’s coughing more and enjoying i...
A JOURNEY
”Well, I guess we are taking the next trolley home, dear.” 2009. It’s been an absolutely fascinating journey through the huge volume of Comic Con photos on my HD. So much just shot on ...
PICTURES UNITED
2008; Costume drama to… ..a clash of physical drama out in the sun. …inside The King and Queen await your pleasure. Since I didn’t sleep well again, I thought it might be t...
BETTER
I’ve had plan’s all week to do small but wonderful things. No such luck. This common cold has left me sleepless in San Diego. I’d take my meds, lay down with my head raised, and I’d wake eve...
WAITING
Last year at Comic Com, we both volunteered in the Portfolio Area. Here, small businesses and large corporations like Disney or Scribner’s take a tiny booth, and folks sign up and line up to ha...
DREAMS
From the mezzanine, you are looking down on the small press area. Yes, there really is a world of small press putting out not just illustrated books but good science fiction. Individual writer...
AMUSEMENTS
George agrees with me, I caught this bug from some kind person who hugged me. Unfortunately, I kissed George and now he has it too. • For the short time I am awake during the day, I’m followi...
SLEEPING
And now I have a cold. I won’t tell you all the things I’m thinking. They are a little too blue….or black. I doze at my computer until woken up to go back to bed. I sleep till noon, eat, the...
