Category: Photography

Living in the 80s

Sounds cliché but hey, why not? For a good portion of my life, I worked in photo labs. In fact, my first job back in 1987 was at a photo lab in Long Beach, CA inside Ralphs “The Giant” store on South Street. The next one was also in Long Beach and because she lived … Continue reading Living in the 80s →

Saturday Review

Alright, it's 11:15 p.m., the Dodgers just reduced their Magic Number to 5, and I'm not quite tired yet. So here we go. As promised, we spent the morning at South Coast Plaza to buy Tony a toy for completing the school week on a positive note. In particular, we went to a store called … Continue reading Saturday Review →

As Seen This Morning

In what could become a regular feature here, I'm going to post a link to a set of pictures I took this morning. I just haven't had much to say lately, so don't be fooled by yesterday's ramblings about Domo-Kun. You can see what I saw at this Flickr set. Note that these were in … Continue reading As Seen This Morning →

Selling Out in America

Target stores has always shad a knack for attracting celebrities to appear in their ads. During my brief employ at Target, no less than three commercials were shot at my store with Terri Garr, Shari Lewis and Lambchop, and one with some Spanish musician that I couldn't name. We also hosted an in-store book signing … Continue reading Selling Out in America →

Anchors Aweigh

Yesterday we took Anthony to tour a real Navy ship in Seal Beach, CA. It was interesting to see one up close and personal rather than on TV or in a movie, and walking through there was everything we expected. But the main reason we went is because Ann's father is a retired Navy veteran … Continue reading Anchors Aweigh →