Author: Kyle Dickerson

Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean

July 19, 2018 7:47 pm

To celebrate our anniversary this year Jess and I went out to Sea Ranch Lodge while our friend Sarah watched Heather and Corinne.

It’s out on the coast near nothing and away from everything.  Pretty much perfect.  There are several signs warning of the danger of the ocean and the constant threat of sudden erosion of the cliffs.  These were headlined with “Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean,” hence the title of this post.  Sadly, we didn’t take a picture of the signs.

Jess found this fire hydrant humorous:

On our way home we stopped at this bakery/shop for breakfast (cinnamon roll and sticky bun) and lunch (ham & cheese biscuit and BLT).  It was really good.

And here’s a snapshot of a section of highway 1 you have to drive:

Kyle’s Birthday 2018

July 16, 2018 10:45 pm

My birthday happened to fall on Saturday this year which is always nice.  I “helped” Heather and Corinne assemble birdhouse kits in the morning.  Which is to say I built a birdhouse for Corinne and helped Heather build hers.

After lunch we went over the library where they were having engineering projects for kids.

Heather got to play with a hammer (turns out all you really need for “engineering” to entertain kids is hammers, nails, and blocks of wood), played with some large blocks, built a maze, and worked on a raft.

Corinne, on the other hand, tripped on the sidewalk as soon as we got there and badly skinned up her knees.  She spent the time there in pain and crying.  So we ended up leaving earlier than planned and going home to open presents.  They both enjoy helping unwrap gifts.

We went out to dinner at a local Mexican restaurant and then home again for cake.  We didn’t have enough candles, so I had Jess use a binary format to describe my age.  What you can’t see well in this pictures is the holes poked in the cake between the candles to represent the zeros in 100001.

And if you want to talk on the phone in our house this is how it’s going to happen:

Heather’s Kindergarten Program

10:28 pm

Heather looking for us in the crowd:

Kids singing songs.  Enjoy!

“The World is a Rainbow”

The World is a Rainbow

 

“Love Grows”

Love Grows

 

“Goodbye”

Goodbye

Heather’s Dance Recital 2018

6:35 pm

Heather was losing interest in dance this year, but we got her to stick with it through the end of the year.  We had to travel 45 minutes to Chabot Community College for the recital, along with a mandatory dress rehearsal on Memorial Day that lasted hours past her bedtime (so unnecessary for 6-year olds).

Anyway…..

After getting my camera prepped, I left it at home.  As the recital was 45 minutes away (did I mention how that annoys me?) there wasn’t any chance of going back for it.  So I had to rely on the pictures taken by the studio (which I do appreciate).

Okay, here’s the only thing you may actually care about–a couple of pictures and a video:

 

Heather is first from the left:

Download here: Heather Dance Recital – June 2, 2018 – Can’t Help Falling in Love

Nip this in the bud

June 4, 2018 9:42 am

“I have the absolute right to PARDON myself” – Donald Trump, June 4, 2018

Those are the words of a dictator–not something an elected leader of a democratic republic should ever speak.

When the President says something this insane, Congress should have a Constitutional Amendment ready by the afternoon to assert that, no, the President cannot pardon himself.

We should also include that a President cannot pardon persons being investigated, convicted, or sentenced for crimes that resulted in, would have resulted in, or attempted to create a personal benefit for the President involved.