The Thing About Goals
Goals can be long-term or short-term. I might want to finish a project today, or I might want to advance my writing career throughout the year. The latter is what my goals for the year are all about. The goals …
Half Way Through the Year, Half Way Through My Goals
Half the year is gone. Not sure how that happened. But it does mean it’s time to check in and see how I’m doing on my goals for this year. 2022 Goals – the expurgated version (the one without the …
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How Thymes Have changed
When Kris and I got married, cooking was kind of a chore. We didn’t really mind it, but it wasn’t particularly exciting. We had our favorite dishes, and we would say we should try making something new, but we rarely …
Peacock Hunting
The owners of the company I work for live in Malibu. Occasionally I’m asked to take papers over there to get their signature if they’re not coming into the office. That area has peacocks. I stopped to take a picture …
California Watermelon Festival
A week ago, I didn’t even know there was a watermelon festival. But a friend of ours, Frank, not only told us about it, but paid for our admission. Thank you, Frank! This was out by Hansen Dam in Los …
Star Wars Video, Nothing but Star Wars Video…
As promised last week, here is video from the Star Wars Celebration. There was a lot to see in one day. This is just about nine minutes of it. May the Force be with you. Dennis Amador Cherry 114th blog …
Just Yesterday in a County Nearby
This weekend, after a two-year absence, Star Wars Celebration returned. This is a convention that moves around the country and for it’s return it came back to the Anaheim Convention Center. Again on a limited budget, we only had tickets …
Anniversary on a Budget
Yesterday was our 33rd wedding anniversary. In past years we’ve taken a week-long trip to Baycon or Fanime in San Jose, then a stop in SLO (San Luis Obispo). Or a couple of times just a weekend in SLO. This …
This is a test of the Wannabe Broadcast System
Back when Kris and I were in Quattro University, we did a 100-Day challenge where for 100 days we would put up a video on our website. That was a fun time, trying to come up with something every day. …
The Birds and the Bugs
It was a quiet weekend. With the exception of a Zoom critique group meeting, I was pretty free, so we decided to do a little nature walking. We’ve been seeing dragonflies around, so on Saturday, we went to our favorite …