I was going to write a long piece on an explanation of the Law of Expressed Emotion, but in keeping what I have been learning about helping others and myself, I think it is best to not try and offer advice I am in no way qualified to give. Which is pretty much what the […]
Category: Kids
My kids are not kids any more
I was never a great student, I was very curious and worked hard when I was interested, but got pretty low grades in high school and really struggled in college. Somehow my kids must have gotten their mother’s work habits, they finished high school taking mostly AP classes and had impressive enough grades, test scores […]
Hey, look, my kids have graduated from high school!
Can you see them? They are wearing the red (or is it crimson? scarlet? auburn? bright maroon? carmine? carnelian? cinnabar? or if you prefer RGB r251 g57 b22, or HEX color codes, fa4727 or fe3313 or fe2d16 depending on where I place the color picker, isn’t color theory fun!) Ok, lets just agree to red. […]
Mr. Tam tells it like it is
My kids had their first reunion, Jefferson Elementary where they went from K-5th Grade. Mr. Tam the principle of the school at the time, most of the teachers, a good chunk of the kids and parents all went to see how the past few years has been, humble brag about what they are doing after […]
Reflecting on reflecting on one’s life, as I am reflected by a framed photo of myself
Yes, that photo is of me, I am probably eight or nine in that photo, most likely it was taken by my father, it is somewhere in Yosemite. I always have hated this photo, and did not understand why people always thought it was soooooo cute. To me, I can only see the mussed up […]
Leif gets into art
Leif and I took an informal tour of one of universities that asked him to spend a fortune to attend, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, the other day. We wandered around the campus, some fraternity was doing their usual stuff, a bunch of them running around campus with long red trump ties. He said he […]
Eggmojis
My daughter made these Easter Eggs or Eggmojis. I think they are great. Sometimes it is best for me to just be quiet and let the work of others shine. So, Aurelia, this post is where I tell you how awesome you are and how proud I am that you are my daughter. I especially […]
How to be a prom parent Vol. 2
Sorry kids I could not resist. Good thing is no one looks at the Internet and as you said no one under 40 looks at blogs so you are safe from anyone seeing this.
When will he return?
This photo was made for a NY Times travel story about literary San Francisco. The story covered both the historical and current literary scene, and was quite interesting to work on. This bookstore is on the second floor of an old movie theater in the Mission District. There are several book sellers inside the building […]
How to be a prom parent
My son trying on the rental tux for his senior prom. Step 1. Have a son or daughter — Note, having a daughter might require a different outfit, my daughter is wearing a dress, and she picked out an amazing one. All credit to her mother on her taste in clothing, I sure don’t know […]