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Arrived back at home about an hour ago, tired from driving. Los Angeles is not the place folks tear it down to be. It is much nicer. I can really see the appeal of the place more than I’ve seen in previous trips. I’m still happy with living in San Francisco, and am not planning [...]

We made it to The Getty Center yesterday. WOW! We didn’t get to stay long, and only saw a few galleries, but what we saw was increadible. The architecture is like some monumental science fiction fortress of culture. Huge doesn’t do it justice. And the art is as good a collection as you will find [...]

I’m in Los Angeles for the weekend, at the fabulous Biltmore Hotel, Downtown. This hotel has so much history, having hosted early Academy Awards Ceremonies among other important Los Angeles events. We’re here for a Music Teacher’s convention that my wife spoke at this morning. Evie played the piano in front of an audience for [...]

Evie and Diane as we leave Emeryville on the California Zephyr heading to Reno, Nevada.

Evie’s First Snowball Originally uploaded by JTony. This is the very first time that Evie ever touched snow, taken right after we arrived at our friends’ home in Reno. Evie and Bryce both tasted the joy of throwing and being hit by snowballs many times over the next few days. Click the picture and you’ll [...]

Here’s what the Virginia City Cemetery looks like, up on a hill, just like you’d imagine an old west cemetery to be.