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JULY 4, 2014·Placer County, California
Fourth of July at Kings Beach
Fourth of July at Kings Beach, along with what looked like half of Tahoe. Umbrellas and tents the whole length of the sand, boats anchored out past the swim…
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JUNE 8, 2014·Walnut Creek, California
Turning 35 in the Backyard
My 35th birthday, done at home in the Walnut Creek backyard rather than anywhere fancier, which turned out to be the right call. Cake on the green stand in the…
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MAY 17, 2014·South Lake Tahoe, California
A Spring Afternoon on the Tahoe Golf Course
Getting out for a spring afternoon on the golf course in Tahoe, we played the William Bell design inside Lake Valley State Recreation Area. The 18-hole…
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MAY 13, 2014·Chicago, Illinois, United States
Willis Tower on a Trip to Chicago
The inbound flight crossed over hazy suburbs before banking toward the city. The first stop on this trip to Chicago was Willis Tower, riding the elevator…
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APRIL 25, 2014·San Diego, California
Afternoon at the Wild Animal Park
The drive northeast to Escondido leads into the San Pasqual Valley, where the San Diego Zoo keeps its 2,000-acre sister park. The signage changed a few years…
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APRIL 17, 2014·San Francisco, California
Spring Night Game at Oracle Park
The walk through the South of Market area led to 3rd and King, right to the gates of Oracle Park. We came down to the China Basin waterfront for a spring night…
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MARCH 22, 2014·Monterey County, California
Day Hike Along the Big Sur Coastline
Drove down to Big Sur for a day hike, starting high on the bluffs off Highway 1. Marine haze was still sitting on the water when we set out, and the coastline…
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DECEMBER 25, 2013·Walnut Creek, California
Christmas Eve Children's Choir at Saint Matthew
Christmas Eve at Saint Matthew Lutheran on Wiget Lane, there for the children's choir performance. The big screen up front said WELCOME in a dozen languages…
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DECEMBER 14, 2013·Anaheim, California
World of Color night in Anaheim
Down in Anaheim for the day, and we ended it standing shoulder to shoulder on the pier at California Adventure waiting for World of Color to start. Getting a…
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NOVEMBER 5, 2013·São Paulo, Brazil
Brief Work Trip to São Paulo
A brief work trip to São Paulo, most of it spent inside an office that looks nothing like an office — curved white pods off a long corridor, blue-lit doorways,…
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