Took Trisha for a balloon ride as a birthday present today.
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Balloon Ride
Posted in Relatives / Friends on September 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Pros and Cons of Living Together – in German
Posted in Cool People, Relatives / Friends on July 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »
…by my sister Margit Haupt:
The Ballad of Obami and Osami – by SongsofJoe
Posted in Cool People, Music, Poetry, Political, Relatives / Friends on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Joe is my brother-in-law (accurately: boyfriend of my sister). He runs a language school in Germany, and he is a hobby songwriter and poet. He is also a fellow Bob Dylan fan. He wrote the ballad below as a present to Bob Dylan for his 70th birthday.
Sailing with my Brother
Posted in Relatives / Friends on June 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For the first time in a few years I went sailing in San Diego Bay. The occasion was a visit by my brother Jürgen. Here he is holding the tiller, with downtown behind him: Also, for the first time ever, I took a GPS with me. I wanted to see a record of the tacks. [...]
Esperando a Papa
Posted in Painting, Relatives / Friends on June 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Here is a post by my friend Naomi Murthy in the Yucatan Times. I read this, looking up in my den/office to see these paintings waiting to be varnished and framed: Notice something? Here is a better picture on my site (even through the lighting is off). Thank you, Naomi, for a great motif.
Book Review: What’s My Zip Code – by David Stringer
Posted in Books, Cool People, Relatives / Friends on May 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
He was a friend of mine. John Stringer was 52 years old when he was murdered in a roach-infested, filthy apartment in Phoenix on February 25, 2004. Between spring 1981 and fall 1983, I built about ten houses in Fountain Hills, Arizona, and during that time John worked with me almost daily, including weekends, with [...]
Devin in the Mountains
Posted in Nature, Relatives / Friends on May 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Started a new blog for Devin.
Earth Muffins
Posted in Cool People, Relatives / Friends on April 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Taken on Earth Day 2011, Devin and Meg.
Devin Is Off
Posted in Hikes, Nature, Relatives / Friends on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Devin is off to the California Conservation Corps Trail Crew Program. His plane for Sacramento left at noon today. Here is the last picture of Devin in civilization: He put on his pack and headed for the security check, and then he was gone. There is something unsettling about somebody, in 2011, going away for [...]
Backcountry Trails Program is a Go
Posted in Commentaries, Nature, Relatives / Friends on April 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Email from the manager of the Backcountry Trails Program to its participants: HELLO BACKCOUNTRY CREWMEMBERS!!!!! GOOD NEWS!!!! We have received ALL of the information we needed and the 2011 Backcountry Trails Season is a go! Wheeeeewwww! It was dicey there for a little while and I know we all lost a lot of sleep and [...]
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