The Coffee House
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Thanks, Derrel.
They let go of essentially my whole team. We were the youngest one in the building, and none of us were protected by tenure. The union is sometimes more take than give unfortunately.
I'm not too stressed yet. I'll be the among the most qualified candidates anywhere I apply. The only part that is uncomfortable is that my partner was also let go, and she will be applying for and interviewing in many of the places that I will. It sucks to be competing with a good friend.
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In the middle of Gary's succulent yard, some red lettuce has appeared. Mary Lou has been plucking at it for the last two months. It looks a bit ragged now because it is about to go to seed. But it was delicious and lush.
On Cook's walk yesterday, she spotted this artichoke doing well along the sidewalk.
It is slightly different when what is found in Gary's yard. This 'choke has longer pointed leaves, while Gary's 'choke has stubby, rounded leaves.
Just a random poppy that decided it liked Gary's rose garden.
Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. Mary Lou had the stitches removed yesterday. She took some painkillers and pretty much slept the entire day. I have a spongy rubber mat across the patio. The mat feels great to walk on, but isn't make for the great outdoors. The mats along the edges in the Sun take a beating and look beat up. Yesterday, Gary replaced the rubber mats in the Sun with outdoor plastic-rubbery tile. It looks nicer than the spongy beat-up mats. The two different size tiles don't quite match up, so Gary has some finish work to complete.
In the middle of Gary's succulent yard, some red lettuce has appeared. Mary Lou has been plucking at it for the last two months. It looks a bit ragged now because it is about to go to seed. But it was delicious and lush.
On Cook's walk yesterday, she spotted this artichoke doing well along the sidewalk.
It is slightly different when what is found in Gary's yard. This 'choke has longer pointed leaves, while Gary's 'choke has stubby, rounded leaves.
Just a random poppy that decided it liked Gary's rose garden.
Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. Mary Lou had the stitches removed yesterday. She took some painkillers and pretty much slept the entire day. I have a spongy rubber mat across the patio. The mat feels great to walk on, but isn't make for the great outdoors. The mats along the edges in the Sun take a beating and look beat up. Yesterday, Gary replaced the rubber mats in the Sun with outdoor plastic-rubbery tile. It looks nicer than the spongy beat-up mats. The two different size tiles don't quite match up, so Gary has some finish work to complete.
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You keep losing your balls.
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@ Jon: God bless you. Being responsible for hundreds of squirrely middle schoolers, far away from home, is not on Gary's Bucket List. Better you than Gary. (Gary suspects the kids would definitely see it that way as well.)
The drama teacher at Whitney High School, (the WHS program combines middle with high, 7-12), has escorted the eighth graders to Washington D.C. every year for the past 20 years or so ... the school is contemplating sainthood for her.
Regarding the vomiting kid. Gary was covering the annual Whale Watching Story on a boat out of San Pedro. (Gary doesn't do well in anything smaller than an aircraft carrier.) He's on a boat loaded with Cub Scouts, running amuck in their blue caps and yellow kerchiefs. Gary told them stories of walking the fun plank, hoping a few of them would try it out for size. A minute or two after leaving the breakwater and into the open ocean ... the puking started. It was a pandemic, one than another and another ... a chain reaction heading his way. Gary had no choice, but to roll up his sleeves and run up into the bridge. Above, the now slippery deck, Gary stuck his head into the fresh air and attempted to chat with the captain, avoiding all the carnage below.
The drama teacher at Whitney High School, (the WHS program combines middle with high, 7-12), has escorted the eighth graders to Washington D.C. every year for the past 20 years or so ... the school is contemplating sainthood for her.
Regarding the vomiting kid. Gary was covering the annual Whale Watching Story on a boat out of San Pedro. (Gary doesn't do well in anything smaller than an aircraft carrier.) He's on a boat loaded with Cub Scouts, running amuck in their blue caps and yellow kerchiefs. Gary told them stories of walking the fun plank, hoping a few of them would try it out for size. A minute or two after leaving the breakwater and into the open ocean ... the puking started. It was a pandemic, one than another and another ... a chain reaction heading his way. Gary had no choice, but to roll up his sleeves and run up into the bridge. Above, the now slippery deck, Gary stuck his head into the fresh air and attempted to chat with the captain, avoiding all the carnage below.
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Reminded me of my journey with the D7200
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It is Gary's understanding that the Aussies have more euphemisms for vomiting than any other culture. "Talking to the toilet" is one of Gary's favorites along with "Technicolour Yawn".
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You have arrived and ready to conquer Washington.
We told you, "DON'T DRINK THE CALIFORNIA WATER!!!! ONLY THE WINE.
Felt like doing a little baking so I made the Oatiest Oatmeal Cookies ever.
The above photo was taken with my iPhone, it is not an iPhone.
Anyway, if you like oatmeal cookies and want something different here is the recipe: Oatiest Oatmeal Cookie
To make them a bit more grown up, I soaked the raisins in Spiced Rum for an hour before adding them to the cookie dough.
The above photo was taken with my iPhone, it is not an iPhone.
Anyway, if you like oatmeal cookies and want something different here is the recipe: Oatiest Oatmeal Cookie
To make them a bit more grown up, I soaked the raisins in Spiced Rum for an hour before adding them to the cookie dough.
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@gryphonslair99 any chance you'd want to visit us for a few days???? We have a nice room we could put you up in and would supply all the ingredients so you could cook to your hearts content!!!
Only if you have a really big kitchen and a dishwasher, not just the machine kind, but the human kind. I would have to bring a whole lot of stuff as I have improved my kitchen lot over the past few years. Top quality knives, appliances and tools. Like camera's it's not the tools but the chef. Thing is good tools make it much easier to get the job not only done but done well. Except for the steak, that should be medium rare.
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A better view...walking into the new National Museum of African American History.
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