Delusions of Coffee

Its been a busy few weeks.
Jim and Anne-Marie got married in Stockton on the 14th. John was one of the groomsmen and it was a delightful and almost stress-free day. They had a wedding coordinator who kept things going, even if you weren’t really ready. But a good time was had by [...]

SMOLT! did pretty well last night, we came in 2nd, missing the grand prize by a mere three points. Our “archrivals” were there as well (they came in 3rd) and they brought a ringer into their group, a small child. She drew SMOLT! a Picture.

Last weekend my mother, stepfather, John and I made our way to Murphys to visit Don, my mothers uncle and his children. Located in Calaveras County in the Sierra Nevada Mountains between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park, Murphys is a small town replete with well-preserved historic buildings, now selling tourist garb and [...]