Continuing our eternal quest for awesomeness, we headed out the next day (following our eight hours of awesomeness the prior day) to: Ano Nuevo State Park Located along Highway 1 north of Santa Cruz, it is elephant seal time at Ano Nuevo. The visitor center is in an old white barn which is pretty cool… … Continue reading
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How To Be Awesome – Hours 7 to 8
Following science and history what could be more appropriate than heavy weaponry? Cut to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Awesome to put some time in on the Weapons Simulator… Amanda unknowingly assists with demonstrating the scale of the facility… Some of the available weapons in the Simulator… M249 SAW When guns just won’t do, there are … Continue reading
How To Be Awesome – Hours 4 to 6 (Rosicrucian Museum)
Following our dose of the future, we headed for ancient history by visiting the renowned Rosicrucian Museum in San Jose… The entrance to the Rosicrucian Museum: A statue in the park outside the museum: Mummified Nile Catfish – Fish and beef were often mummified and placed in tombs for the deceased to eat in the … Continue reading
How To Be Awesome – Hours 0 to 3
I am frequently asked what it takes to be awesome. It really starts with a state of mind, but an illustrative example from my own life taken from the most recent Saturday demonstrates how this translates into action: All of this took place in the span of 8 hours… We started out at noon in … Continue reading
Birthday Ultimateness (Do I have an awesome family or what?)
All of this took place in the span of less than 24 hours last weekend… Brandon showed up early Saturday for his surprise birthday party (he thought we were going on a skiing trip). Embracing the ambiguity of the situation (and wishing to continue the celebration), Brandon almost immediately proposed that we go shooting instead … Continue reading
Rapid Fire – Experiment # 11
My Ramblings – Part 2 (Autobiography)
Growing up with an English mother and a Californian father gave me an appreciation for all that is international – starting in my own home. My father always had a curious nature, so a career in journalism was a natural for him. He worked as a newspaper reporter, photographer, and copy editor who would often … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 