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This is Maurice and Louise, April 2024, Santa Maria CA
Every little breeze...they were always together, and usually away from others. Pond courtesy of Santa Barbara County, Flood Control guys.
Every little breeze...they were always together, and usually away from others. Pond courtesy of Santa Barbara County, Flood Control guys.
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is Maurice and Louise, April 2024, Santa Maria CA
Every little breeze...they were always together, and usually away from others. Pond courtesy of Santa Barbara County, Flood Control guys.
Every little breeze...they were always together, and usually away from others. Pond courtesy of Santa Barbara County, Flood Control guys.
Would my life have been different? Who knows? Grades dropped. Depression. Just a kid. When I was 54 I went to see him, 'Heard you are dying, Jim' He was dying of kidney failure, then he died. I lived another 42, so far.
Photo 1954 - he was high school president.
Fuck 'em all they're garbage.
Photo 1954 - he was high school president.
Fuck 'em all they're garbage.
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Would my life have been different? Who knows? Grades dropped. Depression. Just a kid. When I was 54 I went to see him, 'Heard you are dying, Jim' He was dying of kidney failure, then he died. I lived another 42, so far.
Photo 1954 - he was high school president.
Fuck 'em all they're garbage.
Photo 1954 - he was high school president.
Fuck 'em all they're garbage.
This is originally about litter, but it was available during the Viet Nam debacle, and it is still solid today. 40% of Americans love President Pig. That is nearly half of us, 4 out of ten. Perseverance.
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is originally about litter, but it was available during the Viet Nam debacle, and it is still solid today. 40% of Americans love President Pig. That is nearly half of us, 4 out of ten. Perseverance.
Wow - thanks for the memory. When did all those cars and buildings get there? This is Encinitas and the truck to pick us girls up from Moonlight Beach.
As a mom I would have kids come up to me and ask to trade a Pall Mall for a joint, staying above the beach waiting for escrow to close. Good times
As a mom I would have kids come up to me and ask to trade a Pall Mall for a joint, staying above the beach waiting for escrow to close. Good times
November 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Wow - thanks for the memory. When did all those cars and buildings get there? This is Encinitas and the truck to pick us girls up from Moonlight Beach.
As a mom I would have kids come up to me and ask to trade a Pall Mall for a joint, staying above the beach waiting for escrow to close. Good times
As a mom I would have kids come up to me and ask to trade a Pall Mall for a joint, staying above the beach waiting for escrow to close. Good times
The red wing blackbird nests on the ground in wetlands. I have seen a decrease in the basin behind my house in the past ten years. The County of Santa Barbara mowed and deliberately killed one year's flock in 2017 and they have not recovered yet. I hope Calif Fish & Wildlife can protect them.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The red wing blackbird nests on the ground in wetlands. I have seen a decrease in the basin behind my house in the past ten years. The County of Santa Barbara mowed and deliberately killed one year's flock in 2017 and they have not recovered yet. I hope Calif Fish & Wildlife can protect them.
J Duquette strikes again!
November 16, 2025 at 4:17 AM
J Duquette strikes again!
Dad? Dunno. This is his next war. First born son, EW off to the South Pacific as a bombadier for the US Army Air Corps. He and all the neighbor boys returned home. By 1955 all of them were dead, 1 unkown, 2 drunk driving autos, 1 drunk driving speedboat, Harry hung himself in the front yard. More...
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Dad? Dunno. This is his next war. First born son, EW off to the South Pacific as a bombadier for the US Army Air Corps. He and all the neighbor boys returned home. By 1955 all of them were dead, 1 unkown, 2 drunk driving autos, 1 drunk driving speedboat, Harry hung himself in the front yard. More...
Here are all the files. The 95th birthday of the drunken sailor that climbed the radio towers retired to Oceanside CA. Dad's protest, Feb 2, 1991. Dad X'd the Atlantic under fire carrying supplies to France on a yachyt converted for wartime duty. Then to PR when it was over, over there.
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Here are all the files. The 95th birthday of the drunken sailor that climbed the radio towers retired to Oceanside CA. Dad's protest, Feb 2, 1991. Dad X'd the Atlantic under fire carrying supplies to France on a yachyt converted for wartime duty. Then to PR when it was over, over there.
Driving around France one Sunday, looking for a place for the dog and found this out in the fields. I assume it is maintained by our Veterans' Cemetery department. The tank was on the highway in a village. All near Ramstein, in France. WW1 and WW2
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Driving around France one Sunday, looking for a place for the dog and found this out in the fields. I assume it is maintained by our Veterans' Cemetery department. The tank was on the highway in a village. All near Ramstein, in France. WW1 and WW2
The WWI veterans' bonus, officially the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, was a 1924 law promising a one-time payment of up to $625 for service during World War I
The Bonus Army march in 1932, when thousands of unemployed veterans marched to Washington, D.C., to demand immediate payment
The Bonus Army march in 1932, when thousands of unemployed veterans marched to Washington, D.C., to demand immediate payment
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The WWI veterans' bonus, officially the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, was a 1924 law promising a one-time payment of up to $625 for service during World War I
The Bonus Army march in 1932, when thousands of unemployed veterans marched to Washington, D.C., to demand immediate payment
The Bonus Army march in 1932, when thousands of unemployed veterans marched to Washington, D.C., to demand immediate payment
US Navy WW1 Cayey, PR "Gobs" One of them is Dad
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
US Navy WW1 Cayey, PR "Gobs" One of them is Dad
Easter 2025. Santa Maria California
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Easter 2025. Santa Maria California
Walmart is .01 less than Target, a store that does offer a 5% discount. $1.88. Target $1.89, $1.79 with Red Card.
As so on down the dinner line.
As so on down the dinner line.
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Walmart is .01 less than Target, a store that does offer a 5% discount. $1.88. Target $1.89, $1.79 with Red Card.
As so on down the dinner line.
As so on down the dinner line.
Itty bitty soccer teams, the one in the right background are the girls in the first second grade. The little boys are preschoolers. Out in the early Darkness learning to exercise. It is ready to rain, and the Mist is forming
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Itty bitty soccer teams, the one in the right background are the girls in the first second grade. The little boys are preschoolers. Out in the early Darkness learning to exercise. It is ready to rain, and the Mist is forming
Found it. Jack Ross, Jack's Hole in the Wall Liquor. On 101, the store was about 20' wide, Spanish Am War vet & Elmer about 1942, WW2. It was Moonlight Beach, a snack stand with Big Daddy candy, no CA state, 1-lifeguard. Night time grunion runs.
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Found it. Jack Ross, Jack's Hole in the Wall Liquor. On 101, the store was about 20' wide, Spanish Am War vet & Elmer about 1942, WW2. It was Moonlight Beach, a snack stand with Big Daddy candy, no CA state, 1-lifeguard. Night time grunion runs.
In small town California, those things provide shade for the Autos. they park under them, which saves a lot of damage and provides electricity. The county of Santa Barbara has done this in Santa Maria. It's a done deal here. I'll go take a picture for you from my front door. California, USA.
November 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In small town California, those things provide shade for the Autos. they park under them, which saves a lot of damage and provides electricity. The county of Santa Barbara has done this in Santa Maria. It's a done deal here. I'll go take a picture for you from my front door. California, USA.
Bouquet of sage and rosemary or dried. No grains. I took it off the 'net, I cannot find my recipe.
Buckwheat?
Buckwheat?
November 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Bouquet of sage and rosemary or dried. No grains. I took it off the 'net, I cannot find my recipe.
Buckwheat?
Buckwheat?
I have had two black and white cats and both of them have bit me. This is Dolly in her Halloween costume before she was returned for a full refund
November 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I have had two black and white cats and both of them have bit me. This is Dolly in her Halloween costume before she was returned for a full refund
Happy Halloween from Baba Yaga the fiercest drone in Ukraine.
October 31, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Happy Halloween from Baba Yaga the fiercest drone in Ukraine.
The end is near for my little Negrita. Does dosing the dog with melatonin reduce the stress for the last trip to the vet? She was born 15 years ago and has never failed to be a good dog. Ignores anything that could upset her. Today she is blind, toothless, off her food, and cannot be away from me.
October 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The end is near for my little Negrita. Does dosing the dog with melatonin reduce the stress for the last trip to the vet? She was born 15 years ago and has never failed to be a good dog. Ignores anything that could upset her. Today she is blind, toothless, off her food, and cannot be away from me.
A warehouse dwarfs the remains of the Whitehouse
October 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A warehouse dwarfs the remains of the Whitehouse