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Been meaning to post this for a while, DMV sent me my bill a month after it was due. Way to be creative in generating more revenue. Sigh.

Well I finally decided to give surfing a shot ‘for reals’ and it went pretty well, definitely fun!  My shoulders are a bit sore but good times for sure.  Went with Hawaian Surfing Adventures and had a private lesson with … Continue reading →

I really did need a new graphics card, and for reasons that will become clear, that lent itself to learning about “bitcoins” which are monetary units of the bitcoin currency system: “Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer currency. Peer-to-peer means that no … Continue reading →

A new gallery: Baby skunks in the driveway!  (Fortunately for our noses they didn’t get upset or come back.)

Rachel has a couple of her originals in the Zzyzx Gallery in L.A. which is pretty cool. Seems like a good match for her work. She also is selling prints on etsy which are pretty cool. (If you are looking … Continue reading →

Rachel and I took a Sculpture Workshop, we were definitely the worst students in the class, but the cat and bunny we made were pretty priceless to us. Erik James was the instructor and was quite awesome, he does workshops … Continue reading →

I have sort of been considering getting a cargo bike once we move to fairfax, and in the process of looking my buddy pointed me to: MADSEN Cargo Bikes Which isn’t exactly what I’m looking for (can’t imagine getting it … Continue reading →

Rachel’s web site is finally up Rachel Diaz-Bastin, Nature Illustration and she has a few choice illustrations up. Definitely some good stuff. She is currently taking some Scientific Illustration classes at UCSC which should be good. Though I hear they … Continue reading →

Over Memorial Day weekend I went camping down in Seqoia National Forest with Rachel and two of her co-workers, our goal was to find 4 different types of beetles that haven’t been collected in 30+ years. Now, to be honest … Continue reading →