Monthly Archives: November 2009

Thanksgiving 2009…

Thanksgiving was at my Grandma Gillott’s again this year and as always, it was wonderful.  =)  Grandma made an awesome meal of succulent turkey paired with mashed potatoes, carrots, cole slaw, stuffing and gravy.  So delicious!!  But I’m getting ahead … Continue reading

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Mt. Diablo in the fall (16.3 miles)…

A couple of weeks ago I went on another hike with “V” and the guys to Mt. Diablo.  Joining us were my buddies Ilya, Magda, Jackie and Craig.  The hike was 16.3 miles and started off at the Castle Rock … Continue reading

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Weekend at Grandma’s…

This weekend I had invited my mom to go hiking with me, “V” and the SOC group in Gilroy and then head to my Grandma’s in Salinas for a visit.  When my mom didn’t call to confirm on Friday evening … Continue reading

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Houston, we have a problem…

This last weekend I went to pop the trunk of my Jetta and was saddened to find that nothing happened.  I could hear the latch apparatus doing something so at least the electronics part seemed to be working but yeah, … Continue reading

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Lotus and Pig-Pig…

A couple of weeks ago Heather stopped by the house and happened to have her camera on her.  The following events captured on film (well an SD card) show the evolution of Lotus and Pig-Pig’s dynamic from alpha pig and … Continue reading

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A very “Sierra” Halloween…

A couple weekends ago Sierra and I went over to my sisters to do crafts and watch Halloween movies (cute spooky Halloween movies, Sierra and I don’t like scary movies).  =) Heather likes to get costumes for her doggies so … Continue reading

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Tilden/Sibley/Redwood Regional Parks Hike…

Hurray for fall hikes! Thanks to Valerie and “V” I got to go on another great hike with the Society of Outdoor Cardinals where we traversed three really awesome regional parks including Tilden, Sibley and Redwood. The plan was to … Continue reading

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