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Archive of entries posted on January 2009

The painter

Today we visited the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland. The location is quite small. The studio is no bigger than 15′ x 15′, yet it contains five distinct sections: one table set up to create snowmen or snowwomen, a painting area, one table dedicated to using pinecones (Some kids were using the pinecones to [...]

Happy New Year!

New Year’s Eve. I spent the evening at Rainey’s (pronounced Rene) house. He was shamed into throwing an impromptu gathering – he totally flaked on a re-housewarming party that Antonio and Michael were throwing to show off their recently renovated home. Rainey prepared beef tenderloin, smoked ribs, collard greens and corn muffins. I brought a [...]