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November 2019
Construction, cats, and cockatiels set the tone for the month.The parking lot here was due for a major overhaul. The work moved slowly, lasting longer than a month. It was a struggle sometimes to find...
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RIP, Morris
In the months after moving to California in 2005, I visited a pet shop in Santa Maria. I hadn’t left that day with the intention of adopting a new pet. I guess I was taken with a fit of spontaneity...
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December 2019
December, AKA Big Holiday Month. Ever the contrarian, I didn’t take many holiday-themed photos last month.The rainy season arrives later with each passing year, it seems. But we did finally get some...
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On a recent trip downtown, I noticed this interesting reflection on the east wall of the Palm Theatre. The reflection was created by wind ripples on a piece of transparent construction shielding that...
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A few months back, a friend introduced me to a Steve Harvey “motivational” video. Harvey’s over-the-top references to god and vision boards are a bit much for my cynical outlook. But I do appreciate...
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39.) Visit Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
This was a pretty easy one to check off the list. I live in San Luis Obispo and walk by the Mission often. Still, I had to include it for the sake of completeness. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa...
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Lunar New Year Lion Dance 2020
The Cal Poly Asian Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Association‘s Lion Dance Team performed today in honor of Lunar New Year. The performance took place outside of Oki Momo Asian Grill. Cal Poly...
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15 Years of Podcasting
This month marks my 15th anniversary in podcasting. It’s not a terribly exciting story but one that I think is worth recounting.Summer 2004 I’d created my first “real” website with a domain name. I...
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January 2020
I was struggling to find something to write about regarding last month. Seems the winter doldrums are inescapable, even here on the Central Coast.In preparing the photos for this post, I noticed a...
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CoronaCast 1: Sheltering-at-Home
Jen joined me to have a conversation about novel coronavirus COVID-19. The audio was recorded two days ago, during our first full day of shelter-at-home, as ordered by the state of California.We...
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CoronaCast 2: Furloughed!
Mike joined me for a discussion about his experience being furloughed as a result of novel coronavirus COVID-19. This audio was recorded two days ago. Mike lives in the CornRona Belt, better known as...
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CoronaCast 3: COVID/COVIS
Originally recorded on April 3rd, when this whole pandemic thing was still somewhat new (but definitely no less surreal).Anxiety is not new to me but I can usually pin its cause on something. It’s...
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Updating
After not producing much of anything for… months, it seemed like a good idea to give NaPodPoMo a try. In an attempt to squash the overthinking part of my brain, I decided to record this one as simply...
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Anxiety Day
Jen joins me for NaPodPoMo day two. Jen is very empathic, Force sensitive (still honing her Force-wielding skills), allegedly not a Betazoid (yes, I said “Betazed” in the recording; I will never live...
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Saving The Snark
Halfway thru Election Day 2020. I’ve been monitoring the social medias as much as I can stand to. While I have as many hot takes as everyone else, I’m holding back. People are stressed out enough as...
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Channel One
I’ve heard NaPodPoMo is a good time for podcast experiments. I’m taking that idea to heart. Earlier this week, I fired up my RØDECaster Pro for the first time in ages to upgrade its firmware. I also...
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Fumed
Before we moved into our home in 2006, we had decorative concrete flooring installed. We had to move in a bit faster than we’d initially expected, so we definitely cut some corners on the pre-move...
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Max GAS
Today, the iPhone 12 Pro Max is available for preorder. Like many new shiny Apple things, I’m intrigued by this device. I’m not gonna rush on the preorder; it seems more practical to try the new phone...
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