Monthly Archive: August 2009

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Embers 4 Ashes at the Recher Theatre

The band that Miquel sings with, Embers 4 Ashes, was invited back to headline last night at the Recher Theatre in Towson, the same venue that has hosted Alan Parsons Project, Bryan Adams, Cheap Trick, Disturbed, ELO, Joe Bonamassa, and so many others. Naturally this gave me a chance to...

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Intelligent Being Required

(or Johnny and the Garbage part two). Naturalistic biologists assert that life generated spontaneously from non living chemicals by natural laws without any intelligent intervention. Such a theory might have seemed plausible to a nineteenth-century scientist who didn’t have the technology to investigate the cell and discover its amazing complexity....

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Johnny and the Garbage

Sixteen year old Johnny came down from his bedroom and stumbled into the kitchen to get a bowl of his favorite cereal-Alpha Bits. When he got to the table, he was surprised to see that the cereal box was knocked over, and the Alpha Bit letters spelled “TAKE OUT THE...

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Look to the Heavens

After spending the weekend at the beach, looking at the heavens in the vast sky, and looking to the infinite sands of the beach, and knowing out to sea there was a tremendous force of nature (Hurricane Bill) not too far away, reminded me of God and infinity… The Bible...

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Last Day Means Tattoos

Our hotel didn’t allow henna tattoos because they claimed that the ink makes a hard to clean stain on their interior. With that in mind, the girls decided on the last day they would get a tattoo. Laura’s…. Jenny got one with Miquel’s name… and even Donna got one! All...

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The Morning After

The night gave us winds, crashing waves, thunder, lightning, and a LOT of rain. The morning was…calm and lovely. No sunrise as I was hoping for, but just lovely. But the BEST surprise for me, was to see DOLPHINS! Then the clouds parted, to reveal that yes, the sun had...

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The Pier at Ocean City Maryland

I was sitting in the hotel room talking to John when my cell phone rang. It was the girls saying, “You need to hurry to the pier! The waves are hitting it!” The pier at Ocean City is reserved for amusement rides close to the boardwalk, and further into the...

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Snack! (At Wockenfuss)

Snack = Wockenfuss? When someone says snack to you, what do you think of? I don’t know, but when Donna said she was stepping out of the hotel to get a snack, she came back with the most amazing confections like these from Wockenfuss… Snacks!

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Storms and a Hurricane

Hurricane Bill In spite of the storms that have hit Maryland and a hurricane off the coast, we have had great weather so far. Today it became obvious that the two fronts, the storms and the hurricane, are soon to descend on us. The sky looking to the east. Storm...

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Ocean City Sunrise, Day Two

I woke up, looked at the clock, noted the time was precisely for sunrise, dashed out of the bed grabbing my camera at the same time, and managed to photograph a nice sunrise.

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Nightfall, Bayside

After some rest in the afternoon, we went bayside for the sunset. There were too many clouds for a real sunset! However, it was real pretty anyway. Then it was back on the boardwalk for the night. We left Jasper and Dante at home, but someone brought their pet iguana!...

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A Day at the Beach

Today was our first full day at Ocean City. After watching the sunrise,  we went out for breakfast. As it turns out, my favorite place in the world (The Dough Roller) to eat breakfast, Donna likes too! And now Laura is a convert too! The pancakes are simply the BEST....

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Ocean City Bound

We got a wonderful invitation from Jenny’s mom and dad to go to Ocean City. We left today. Traffic on the Bay Bridge was strangely busy. But once through we were here in no time! The view straight out from our hotel. Our hotel is very close to the Kite...

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Dance Recital at Downs Park

Britney and Heather were in a dance recital at Downs Park. I was excited to see them dance again, and have another chance to take photos. Britney on her toes. After the recital, Laura and Heather go to the beach. The tide must have been very high, there was only...

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Basel, Switzerland, 1979

May 16th, 1979, I found myself in Basel Switzerland, joining another 30,000 Barça fans to watch FC Barcelona of Spain and Fortuna Dusseldorf of West Germany. It was the final match of the European Cup Winners’ Cup 1978 -79 and the 19th European Cup Winners’ Cup Final. The final was...

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Narcissists and Their Children

As a child, my parents let me believe they wanted was best for me. I feel they were sincere. Never once did I think I existed to boost their ego or fulfil THEIR dreams. However, I have watched first hand a different type of parenting, a narcissist expecting to BE...

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When I Go

This is a live version of something Beth Ellen shared with me today. Loved the version she sent me, but here it goes, When I Go by Over The Rhine. it makes a difference when you walk through a room with that worrisome smile road weary perfume but this isn’t...

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Fun with Fotos

Heather on Facebook, introduced me to a very cute program called PhotoFunia. Look at some of the cute things it can do to any photo! A Chalk drawing effect. John and I in a puzzle. This one is an animation. That’s me in the sketch! Don’t know if the world...

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Monistrol

Today I thought it is about time I started doing more scanning. Even before digital, I took a lot of photos and have two boxes full. (I should start scrapbooking too, perhaps!). Today I thought I would share some from Monistrol, Spain. From Wikipedia: Monistrol de Montserrat is a municipality...

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Flea Market

In the first time, in my adult life, I went to a flea market today. I think as a child I remember once going with Chris and her family, but as an adult, this was indeed a first. I went because Jenny and her mom were setting up to sell...

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Then What?

Laura brought home a tape from the Wilds by Rich Tozour called Where Are You Going. The beginning starts out interesting, a discussion between a University of Mechanical Engineering professor and his student: Professor: What are you going to do after you graduate this coming spring? Student: Well, I got...

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All My Children

I rarely get my precious children all in one place. Enric and Miranda’s last day here, we had fun on the front lawn, and they let me take as many photos as I wanted. A lot of sillyness, but a lot of fun.

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Cool With Uncle Meek

While Enric, Miranda, and Silas were here, Miquel had to work odd hours and go to school. Miquel didn’t get to see them all he wanted. Miquel loves children and they seem to love him. So how much more is how he loves Silas. But gee, this is what happens...

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Holding Baby Kitty

Needless to say, while Silas was here, our baby kitty was quite a hit. What was cute was he would call our older cat, Dante, “Big”, and he would call our new addition, Jasper, “Small”. Later, as Laura couldn’t find the baby kitty and she was calling him, “Jaaaaaaaaaaasper” Silas...

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A Visit from Aiden and Conner

While Enric, Miranda, and Silas is here, my sister and family brought Aiden and Conner for a visit. Conner got to know the new baby kitty. Silas and the boys had some fun at the pool. Conner and Aiden got to help feed baby kitty Jasper. Jasper is growing up...

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Cleaning the Barn

Our barn where we store things is out of control. It has stored lawn items, old toys, furniture, books, electronics, and the list could go on. It has long been Miranda’s desire to have that straightened and cleaned out. (Mine too, but it’s too overwhelming a task to do alone,...