A HUBBY'S PRIDE & A SURPRISE FROM THE ATTIC

BEING HER #1 FAN

     She takes it humbly with a kind of chuckle, but I'm a proud fan and bragging about it.  Lana took first place in  the Cambria Allied Arts Association juried show. It's a big deal because Cambria is an art colony and the competition is tough. The Plein Air oil was done near one of our favorite hiking trails.

FROM HERE

     I am hard pressed to understand how General Allen could 

produce 20 to 30 thousand e-mails and still be getting the job done. 

     Also miffed why guys as sharp as he and General Petraeus would engage in romantic conversations using DOD and CIA computers.  Duh!!!

FROM THE ATTIC

     Found this classic in an old photo file.  This is from the way back machine.  The lad in the T-shirt is Cris "Moto Groove" Conner, the Daliesque artist and social conveyer back in the day.  The bearded gent is Bruce Taylor aka The Catalyst of Oddball Observations Blogger fame. The kid in the back is this blogger.  This was taken in the old WIBC/WNAP Newsroom on what I think was Taylor's last day before decamping to Arizona.  BTW-notice the typewriters, old audio board and the shirt and tie combinations? What were we thinking?

DAY FILE

The California Skies

     See you down the trail.

THE WEEKENDER-SWEET

SWEET SOUNDS

     THE WEEKENDER offers a few minutes of audio and visual pleasure this week.

        Offering #1 features a lot of people we know in settings that are within just a few minutes of our ridge top here in Cambria.  

BTW,the Central Coast Bioneers are worthy of a few minutes of your search time.

      Offering # 2 comes by way of a forward from Bruce A.K.A. The Catalyst. An instrument in your future perhaps?

On this video I suggest you kick it up to the HD version if you can.

See you down the trail.

SOME DIVERSION, HUH?

PRIORITIES

First the Colts

then the Paradise Walkers

My blog mentor, The Catalyst, shot a missive, noting no blog yet, nor on New Years day and wondering as to "too much New Years eve?"

Not the case.

I got sidetracked by the decision of Indianapolis Colts owner Jimmy Irsay to fire vice chairman and football operator

Bill Polian.  I know both men and I hate to see the parting, but after winning only 2 games, there is a fever in the bunkhouse. Polian brought football knowledge, and eventually greatness to a then foundering Colts organization.

But things and times change.  And not having an 

active Peyton Manning makes a difference.

So I was offering my unsolicited advice to Jim and the fans of the Colts.  

Make Peyton Manning a player coach, and draft 

Andrew Luck.  If Peyton is still able to play, allow him to take few snaps, share playing time with the brilliant young quarterback, and gradually assume the position of offensive coordinator. Eventually he can transition to full time coaching, maybe someday to be head coach.

Manning is a brilliant offensive strategist already and

would be the ideal heir to the great offensive coordinator

Tom Moore.  I think it would make a great

story line for the franchise, the kind of thing of

legends. I'm confident Colts fans would love it. I hope Jimmy Irsay also sees the "brilliance" of the idea.  

Jimmy, I'll be in town in a few days, if you want to talk.

NOW TO THINGS CALIFORNIA

The first day of the new year gave the new

Paradise Walkers a chance to 

do their thing.

  The always beautiful San Simeon Creek  Road

was the perfect setting for an ideal

Central Coast day.

 No play for this Californian

The merry band of Paradise Walkers.

See you down the trail.