the golden gate

rounding out the dad-does-SF tour, we crossed the big red bridge

muir woods

Father-Daughter Nature Day at Muir Woods:

I have an annual membership now. So, we can go when you come to visit.

a dream fulfilled

My dad is here! And we went to visit City Lights Books (a life-long goal of his)!

Literary & Inspirational path

City Lights!
Three floors! Of books!

the poet-ray room

see if you can spot the work of our favorite former mac professor

Lizzie and I are excited (in a kind of blurry way)

Still excited ...

Then we ventured a couple of blocks over into Chinatown, where we found the New Woey Loy Goey Restaurant.


But we decided to trek a little farther, for a really special treat ...

IN-N-OUT! (in Pinole)
Another dream fulfilled.

So excited!
Mmm ... (in-n-out) burgers ...

so many things i love in one picture

VOTE!

Please vote today!

(For the candidate of your choice.)

halloweeeeeeen

Judy Jetson
(I was really into these glow bracelets.)

Lizzie was the wicked witch of the east. But for some reason, I only managed to get this picture of her nails, and none of her striped tights/ruby slippers. Dang.

Trying to show off my glow-in-the-dark nailpolish (in the well lit room).

Rockin' Judy

Alena as Albert Einstein (or her dad)

Einstein tries not to laugh

In my really, really messy room.

Einstein. Same messy location.

For your reading pleasure ...

THIS
was written by the guy I work for.
(Well, by the guy who the guy the lady I work for works for. Did I miss a works for? My boss's boss's boss.)
I think he's a cool dude.

Vote! (another reason to hit the polls)

The Star Tribune endorses Coleman???
I thought I'd left MN in good hands, and could safely vote for things like the continued legalization of marriage for all in California. But, now I'm getting worried.
Please, please, please Minnesota,
go out on Tuesday stick it to the Strib and get that scum out of office.