On April 1, 2013 I won the lottery to hike Mt Whitney. Lillian and I completed the hike on September 9, 2013. It was epic. Yes that is Guitar Lake. It means you have finished the 100 switchbacks and only have 2 miles to go to summit. Endurance hiking continues to be one of my passions.
Recently I found myself wanting a card that said something along the lines of “whoops I screwed up”. Of course I could not find any. I think that someone should make them and sell them in a 6 pack, with things like “I am a moron” and “sorry for being an a$$”. Just think of all the relationships that the cards could help heal.
We have had some fun with the names of cabs in San Diego and Lillian had mentioned the elusive Maipu in a taxi post in February. Finally Heidi I. got a picture: Read as three syllables Ma-I-Pu it sounds like May I Poo. And the answer is no you may not.
So my current obsession is the names of the independent cabs in San Diego. There are cabs that describe the ride you should have i.e. the “ASAP Cab”, the “Challenger Cab”, the Rumi Cab, and the “Happy Cab”. Of course, there are the traditional Yellow Cabs and Orange Cabs but there is also a “Black and White Cab”, which is red and the “Emerald Cab” which is blue. But my favorite, however, is the “Maipu Cab”. The answer to this question is not here! This… Read More »Taxi Cabs
It has been a while since I posted something. My father asked me to fill in while he is diving with the Codger Divers next month, so I thought I better get a bit of practice. I am one of the people who checks this site along with many others daily and I thought I might link to some of my favorite finds this week. Bad Street names. A little R rated, but a lot hilarious. MentalFloss always is humorous and educational. Now if… Read More »I’m Back
Early spring is the best time to visit the Torrey Pines State Preserve. Even though it is located in San Diego City it is a very different seafront wilderness area. What a delightful surprise. Lillian and I went for a four mile walk on the excellent trails at Torrey Pines on Monday. We saw some amazing wild flowers as well as the pines, cliffs and ocean views that make the preserve so popular all year long. To see a nice run of pictures I took… Read More »Torrey Pines State Preserve
Lillian used the digital photos we all took on trip to the Galapagos Islands last summer and made them into a beautiful book. She did it online using MyPublisher.com. She incorporated captions, the ships daily schedule and pictures from the ships log as well as the ones we took. Any reasonably diligent person can build a book like this (this is where the business opportunity occurs) but you have to learn how and you have to practice. I believe there is a significant portion of… Read More »Life Book
Lillian and Heidi went to a Padres game at Petco Park last week and it was “retro night” or some such thing. They wore these beautiful uniforms: It reminded me of a comment from Steve Garvey who after being the Dodgers very good first baseman for many years went to play for the Padres. When asked how he liked being a Padre he replied “The uniforms make me feel like a Taco.” Baseball fashion changes and we are all grateful.
I am searching in San Diego for a good neighborhood bar near La Jolla. I love going to Lucky Baldwins in Sierra Madre for the Cheers like atmosphere and quality Jutebox, but I have yet to find such a place in San Diego. If anyone has any suggestions on either places to go or ways to find such a place I am all ears.
As this week began I was very anxious about a job. I had made it to the final round of interviews, which had included a 45 minute phone interview, a 3 hour group interview and a final 2 hour individual interview with a panel of 6 interviewers. I had been told that I would be called either way on Tuesday. Well Tuesday came and went and I received no phone call. finally on Wednesday I received notification that they had decided on someone else. Surprisingly… Read More »Magenta Blues