Category Archives: Personal

Father’s Day

Posted on June 19 2022 by Mickey

Remembering my dad…      Hard to believe it’s been 10 years today.

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Concert Selfies

Posted on September 28 2021 by Mickey

    We had to show proof of vaccination or a negative test for this year’s Jimmy Buffett concert, but I was still leery of the crowds and got myself some tropical masks to wear. The first one was taking … Continue reading →

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The Candy Man

Posted on June 30 2021 by Mickey

    Twitter reminds me that today is Mel Brooks’s 95th birthday as well as the fiftieth anniversary of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. What do these two have in common? Image borrowed from the 2003 Blogathon     … Continue reading →

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The SFGO Podcast

Posted on June 23 2021 by Mickey

    I’ve had a hand in three podcasts, “Wasting Away on the North Coast,” “The Long and Whiny Show,” and my own podcast, “short fat guy online”. Some times, when I was at a loss to post something, I … Continue reading →

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[Archivist’s Note]

Posted on June 22 2021 by Mickey

    An entry similar to this was forced into the blog to mark the end of most recent pMachine backup. And this entry marks the end of the latest Expression Engine backup. As far as can be determined, this … Continue reading →

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Stop-Motion Sunrise

Posted on October 2 2011 by Mickey

    Earlier this week I made the most of my insomnia by impulsively buying and trying out a stop-motion app on my iPhone. (Stop Motion Studio, available as paid, free, or iPad versions in the iTunes App Store.) I … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: A Look Back

Posted on September 13 2011 by Mickey

    I wrote this for High Def Digest’s contest to win Star Wars on Blu-ray.  Silly me, I thought it was an essay contest but it appears winners will be chosen at random.  Not wanting to spend all that … Continue reading →

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My Nephew, The Doctor

Posted on June 11 2010 by Mickey

    My nephew Joe got his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine on Tuesday. Here are some videos I shot, the first one is the “hood ceremony” from Sunday, at Chene Park (and coinciding with, and … Continue reading →

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Out My Window

Posted on May 30 2010 by Mickey

    Lightning footage, shot on my Kodak Zi8 on Thursday, May 27.

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WSU Match Day

Posted on March 18 2010 by Mickey

    From WDIV. Supposedly, my nephew Joe is somewhere in this video…Your browser does not support the video tag.    Update: okay, supposedly, Joe shows up at the 00:27 mark, in tan slacks and a gray sweater, with his … Continue reading →

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