Chistmas
Christmas sculpture (needles and sand) 2020 (mercifully) closes
13-12-20 17:16
When did a sandy dolphin become a Christmas tradition? Would you willingly undergo brain surgery from a doctor who completed his medical school lab work via Zoom? How about if his Zoom connection relied on a problematic WiFi and Internet Service Provider? What the the longest standing Martin Family Christmas (Tree) tradition? And, who is making sure that it continues?) Who used the (new) car in an attempt to widen the driveway? When did we get our largest Christmas Tree?
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Bulldozers Bash the Ash with Advents, Rockets and Zebras
28-12-17 11:53
Did you know that the first White Christmas in Santa Barbara occurred in 2017? Did you know that White Ash doesn’t melt? Would you come to a Bash the Ash party? How did Tiger turn a shopping expedition to buy a present for Arrow into a negotiation with Dan? Did you see Vandenberg Air Force base’s holiday decoration? (It was spectacular, but didn’t stay in place very long.) Who’s favorite animal is the Zebra? And if you had a toy bulldozer, dump truck and a pliant Aunt taking you to Mission Park — what would you build? Read More...
unreflective rush hour freeway rains Christmas stocking shopping miscues
27-12-16 13:11
Who thought that it would be a pleasant drive from LAX to Santa Barbara? Pleasant on the Friday before Christmas, at rush hour, in the rain, during construction season? Was the 405 freeway built before reflective paint was invented? Is Melika’s SUV bigger than the USS Nimitz, a nuclear powered air craft carrier? How did Tiger circumvent a promise to ‘not run away’ at the book store? Which tricycle company forgot to put all required parts in the box? (And who discovered that problem Christmas Eve, after the shops had closed?) If you had to choose between two different sized boxes of identical ziplock bags, would you select the 18 count box for $2.89 or the 38 count box for $3.29. Hint: your wife asked you to pick them up at the grocery store with no additional information. Read More...