Gemma was in town for a visit so we decided to go to one of our favorite restaurants…LeCheval.
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Lamby
Tonight’s secret ingredient… left over asparagus risotto. Threw on a rack of lamb in the iron skillet, dinner for Sandy.
Scrabble Stairmaster
With the advent of the eye-pad, we’ve been spending our nights challenging ourselves with various games. This exercises our minds but neglects the body. So today, we invented Scrabble Stairmaster. We simply start a “pass n play” scrabble match. Sandy is downstairs and I am upstairs. When you finish your word you have to transverse the …
Dog Days of Summer
Today we checked out dog days of summer part one at Jack London Square in Oakland. It was a small turn out, most were very well behaved but a few… Anyway the sun was out and it was very hot, I felt sorry for the dogs in the costumes.
Human Race
Sorry I took these photos last weekend and forgot about them. Apparently there was a race here in Alameda right on the shoreline. Vinny & his brother were there just in case anybody dropped off.
Eye-Pad review
I’ve had my eye-pad for a month now and I thought I would share my feelings. Things I like: Battery life – It’s advertised as a 10 hour battery. While I haven’t performed a timed test I’ve been pleased with the battery life. Graphics – Love the graphics display especially for showing photos. Speed – …
Breakfast
This morning we had the traditional breakfast of my people…spam, rice & eggs.
Blogaversary
This month I celebrate the 3 year anniversary of my blog. I still haven’t been able to move beyond the silly stuff we do and stupid duck humor.
Birthday 2010
Today I honored Sandy’s birthday by going to LaPinata for brunch. The birthday gurl had corned beef hash (at a Mexican restaurant?) and a Mexican hot chocolate, I had the chorizo burrito. I’ve been belching it up all day.
Broken Tomato
Today in moderate wind I watched as my upsidedown tomato thingie broke off at the main stem and fell to the ground. I’ll never be able to eat a salad without thinking of what could have been. Son of a biscuit!