We had a nice relaxing Saturday with no set plans or obligations. We ended up hitting the pet supply shop to grab some Wubie essentials. We also fit in a visit to a toy store, book store, picked up some groceries, and made some time for lunch. I managed to get some video of the pet shop, toy store, and lunch.
Note: if the video stutters, click on the “HD is On” button so that it changes to “HD is Off.”
This is a video from an Autumn at Filoli Festival we went to last month with Gpa Tom and Auntie Laura. From the Filoli site:
Join us Saturday, October 3 for our annual family-friendly Autumn at Filoli Festival. During this special seasonal event—a favorite of many—discover and savor one-of-a-kind pears, apples and grapes from Filoli’s heirloom orchards.
A variety of activities is planned with children and families in mind. This year we’ve expanded “Family Fun Land,” an area where supervised children’s outdoor games and activities will take place. Young guests also will have the chance to make Halloween crafts and have their faces painted.
Here’s a video I shot on Halloween. Most of it takes place at the Stanford Shopping Center, where we were joined in a round of trick or treating by John and Laura. For more info (and pics!) please click here.
We spent Sept 16 – 21 in Oregon. Here’s a (16 minute HD) video of our time there, including a get-together with my brother and his family.
The majority of the video was taken around Corvallis. We didn’t really get any Portland footage this time, so we’ll have to address that the next time we go back.
Here’s a short video of Lucy doing her ABC’s. I like the beginning where she sings, “Ellmooooooo” like she’s trying to find her pitch before the big recital. She learned her ABC’s a while back by listening to songs like “Mog’s ABC” or watching Richard Scarry’sBusytown videos.
This particular version is influenced by Mog, who reminds us very much of Wubie. Speaking of cats, here’s a helpful list of fictional cats on Wikipedia.
I went to a MLB game last night, my first Giants game since the early 90’s. It was neat to finally see Pac Bell/SBC/AT&T park. Jill and I used to go to games in the days of Will Clark, Robby Thompson and Brett Butler, players long since retired, so it was good to get caught up a bit.
My friend Keith came up w/ the great (and free) tickets (thanks, Keith!) He’s been a regular attendee for years, so he got a chuckle at some of my clueless comments:
“They show instant replays on the scoreboard? Cool!”
“You don’t have to make a constant, conscious effort to make sure your hat doesn’t get blown off your head and out of the stadium? (I lost a favorite cap at Candlestick by forgetting this once) Cool!”
“The relief guys warm up right there on the sidelines? Cool!”
“They come to your seat and take food orders? Really Cool!” (Now, that’s what I call progress!)
Despite the Giants basically rolling over and playing dead the entire night, I had a good time. The place had a great atmosphere and was much more family-friendly than I remembered—even with all the Dodger blue in the crowd.
Here’s a quick one minute video I shot during a lunch break. Yep, we start ‘em young in the geekiness department!
I have to hand it to Wubie. He’s heard my same tired “VIC 20/Commodore 64” jokes for over a decade now, but he still puts up with ‘em like a fuzzy trooper.