Category Archives: Outings
Part II of last night’s big night on the town
Last night was a great evening in two parts – the meeting of the male DG and author William Gibson chronicled here and on gulker.com – and then listening to the Cafe Borrone All Stars led by Clint Baker, a … Continue reading
Filed under Brain cancer, Living each day, Outings
The meeting of two shadowy figures tonight at Kepler’s
So the male DG was in the front row tonight at Kepler’s to meet longtime favorite author William Gibson. After reading the first chapter of his new book, Zero History, Gibson took questions from the audience including an inquiry about … Continue reading
Filed under Living each day, Outings, Support angels
First Blush: Out with the trail runners in Wunderlich
The male DG headed off to Monterrey this morning with friend Scott to see an Ansel Adams exhibit, so the female DG decided to alter her Saturday long run ritual with a hike instead. She choose Wunderlich as it was … Continue reading
Filed under Dawn Patrol, Outings
Chris meets real life Tinkerbell
So the male DG is talking on his blog about living while dying. And yes, this is an unsettling topic for those who aren’t exactly in the situation the two DGs find themselves in. The reality is that one can’t … Continue reading
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Sightings morning, noon and night
The female Dawn Jogger got a treat this morning on her jog of the complete washboard Big Dish (that means she parked at the Piers Lane entrance and went up, down, up, down, up and back down – completing one … Continue reading
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Chronicling how we celebrate life
So, the female DG is remiss yet again about not chronicling/capturing last evening’s visit by theologian Dan Clendenin, who the male DG met at the Page Mill YMCA. Like other Y regulars, Dan had noticed the absence recently of the … Continue reading
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Hospice, heartache and a dollop of geezer music
Long ago if someone had asked the female DG how endings begin, the last answer she might have guessed was “order hospice in the morning and go to a rock [well, sort of rock] concert in the evening.” The DGs … Continue reading
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Life’s a beach at Tahoe
After not being up in Tahoe for the summer for six years or so (they think they’re last 4th of July was in 2004), the DGs are reminded how pleasant it us to sit lakeside and watch the world go … Continue reading
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Grace gets ready for the 4th of July parade
Grace and her parents spent the night last night – all the better to be ready for the hometown 4th of July festivities today – first the parade down Santa Cruz Ave with decorated riding vehicles. Then bouncy houses, face … Continue reading
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A different countryside in May 1944
Ameugny sits on a hillside – west of town is a plain of farm land intercepted by the TGV tracks, signposted in some spots “La Grange Cercy.” The village of Mont, the female DJ found out today, is on another … Continue reading
Filed under Achilles tendon surgery, In Ameugny, Outings
