Pat turns 40
Went over to Patrick’s last night. Paddy Boy turned 40 yesterday and the gang got together to help him ring in a new era of old age. You know that 40 is the official point at which you say goodbye to your youth and say hello to your twilight years. Everyone had a great time. There is a rather funny video that was taken during the Happy Birthday song but Patrick made me swear to keep it locked in the vault for the rest of time. So I apologize that will not be posted on my blog anytime soon. Happy Birthday Patrick.
Picture of poor kids.
2012. Most of the world lives in extreme poverty. As time moves forward, we must consider ourselves very lucky to live here in the US with every comfort and technology designed to make our lives easier. No other society in the history of humanity has ever had it as good as we have it here, right now. The time has come for the US to stop being the police of the world, and to start to become the caretakers for the poor and sick. There are a handful of terrorist that we could spend billions trying to eliminate but why don’t we try something new like putting that money to work to feed children that are starving. Can you imagine how the world would view us then?
Dad turns 80
Last Thursday night my dad had big party at Sarah’s new house. It was a party for his 80th birthday and it was a blast. Sarah ordered up our favorite meal which is of course “The BBQ Pit” in National City and we had a feast. Phil Nash made this awesome video compiled from 20+ years of footage that he had taken while visiting our house all the way back to the 1980’s. It was hilarious and touching at the same time. Suzy made a nice memory board and we put things such as Danny’s report cards and letters that Joanne had written to my dad in rainbow colors. The night was a huge success! Happy Birthday Dad.
http://www.frankiefoto.com/Photography/Dads-80th-Birthday/20858384_JVJbL7
Pete
This is my brother in law – Pete. Pete and I were friends in high school in San Diego. We met when I was about 16 years old. He asked me many times if he could date my sister and I always said, “No”. Then one day I told him if he took off his shirt in Biology class then I would let him ask my sister out. He did and the teacher went ballistic. It was a real demonstration to me of just how much he liked my sister. He got that date with my sister and 15 years later they got married. I could not be happier. He is a world class father and one of the best guys I know. I really love this guy and I am so happy that my sister married such a wonderful guy. Pete is one of my best friends and this guy would do anything for his family and the people he cares about. To top it off he is a Marine ( a true honest to God tough guy that would fight and die for this country). Hurrah Pete and everything he stands for.
Fly your spaceship home
In this world of space and time. You can travel through your mind. Like an astronaut in space. This galaxies your place. Shooting stars, across the sky. Lights the dreams of you and I.
Fly your spaceship home my dear. Take a moon beam back to here. Every dream will take you home.
Scripps Pier with Peter
I went to Scripps Pier again (one of my favorite places in La Jolla) with my friend Peter. He wanted to try out his wide angle lens. This is still one of my favorite places to photograph in the world. There is beautiful sunsets, a nice dramatic pier, lots of surfers, and some pretty dramatic coastline. There are so many nice things you can photograph in by just changing where your camera is placed. It really is a place of beauty.
Tu wears an Ao Dai
In Vietnam the woman wear a traditional dress called an Ao Dai. It is tight fitting silk tunic worn over pants. The origination of the word is from Chinese and means long padded coat. While the dress does not look at all like this currently it might have in the past. The Ao Dai is a very important dress in Vietnam and at almost any formal event that is what you will see the woman wear. Tu and I went down to the beach and she posed in the Ao Dai along the La Jolla beach. It was quite nice.
Snow Party at the Fendleys
Bridget and Michael have done it again. The threw another party that amazed everyone in the neighborhood. This time it was a snow party! All the kids in the town of Encinitas seemed to show up to throw snowballs, make snow angels and slide down their front lawn in the 7 (Seven) tons of fresh powdery snow that the Fendley’s had imported from a tiny Swiss Village high in the Alps. The snow had a European Air to it and the fun bounced in the air as everyone ran around having a beautiful time. If you look closely you might even see my mom taking an intense ride down the Fendley Slopes. We commemorated the day with a little video to remember the good times we had. What a happy day!