Hey all - a Happy 4th of July to you here in the US. I have ambivalent feelings about what is going on right now here in this country but am enjoying the holiday here. We are in a bleak time right now with this horrible President who is taking us back to the dark ages. But I am glad to be an American and thankful to live in the United States. I am ( Read more... )

So had a nice holiday weekend. I had to work on Friday so I had the 4th of July off and then went into the office for a very quiet, easy day of work. It really was not so bad. I got my email totally under control and it was a good day to work. I did not want to use my vacation time for that day off so I worked and had a very nice time. Very few ( Read more... )

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Right out of the oven. I kid you not. I bought the pie right out of the oven. It smelled and looked so good. A mini pie and I am thinking I can mash it up and eat it that way. But pie is soft so I should be able to eat it in reasonable bites. I am sure going to enjoy that. I got quiche for dinner too. I am living ( Read more... )

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Kicking it back here in Berkeley, CA USA. We have been having hot weather so I have been laying low and relaxing. I caught a matinee today of the latest Transformers movie and enjoyed it. Definitely a solid installment in that series. I find them entertaining and my guy Shia sure can scream. He has some good vocal opps in this film and let's it rip ( Read more... )

It was a really nice day. We took our little group to my friend J's work colleague's house in El Sobrante, CA. I wore my America T-shirt with stars. Really nice BBQ and just very nice hosts. They would not let us get anything for ourselves and really just nice. Snicky snacks to start, working into ribs, corn, salad and spaghetti (home-made and ( Read more... )

Here is a bit of a treat here for your holiday weekend and for those elsewhere and not celebrating the 4th, the usual Bunday pictorial. Never a problem posting up a man. :)

This is Joseph Sayers and more of this Rufskin photoshoot.

*Sort of ok for work but I still wouldn't*

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It is interesting to reflect on holidays like this as they are such a part of the American landscape..fireworks displays, barbecues and the like. Family times and times with friends long past ( Read more... )