Glenn Beck, Standup Comic
August 29th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Comedy, Politics |
He might end up being the best parodist of conservatives since Colbert.
The Famous Curvy Street
August 28th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
Now the funny thing is, as weird and slightly scary as it looks the roads getting there are what’s really scary.
Curry Village
August 22nd, 2009 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
We stayed in modest accommodations in Yosemite. Just a wood-frame tent. But just outside the door we had a nice view.
How Giant Are The Giant Sequoias?
August 21st, 2009 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
The biggest of these trees are 3000 years old, saplings when David took down Goliath. How big are they? A better question might be, “how small are you?”
Imagine the biggest tree near you. A really big one, like a 200-year-old oak or an especially wide sycamore. Then take a Ken doll or a Barbie doll and put it down next to it. That’s you next to a giant sequoia.
A Sense Of Scale
August 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Travelogues |
A pretty picture of El Capitan doesn’t give any sense at all of the grandeur of this place, any sense of the scale.
Alum Rock Park
August 16th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
Here’s C. on one of the stone bridges that cross the Penitencia Creek in Alum Rock Park, San Jose, CA.
Power User
August 16th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Family |
Daughter C. is livin’ the dream, driving her cousin’s Mercedes.
A Day At The Beach In Santa Cruz
August 15th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
A wonderful long day on the pier, the boardwalk and the beach. It doesn’t get much better than this.
Golden Gate Park
August 14th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
The Japanese Tea Garden is a wonderful spot.
Trampling the Constitution?
August 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Politics |
Conservatives really ought to be careful trying to haul God into the fight over healthcare reform, because their own religious teachings don’t back them up.
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