This is really hilarious/scary at the same time...
Be wary you single women... don't give out your card to just anyone...
5.25.2008
5.01.2008
4.26.2008
4.19.2008
New Blog Format
So its mostly subtle, but for those who pay attention you may have noticed that the blog has changed format slightly. It is not hosted at blogspot.com which allows me to publish in XML. This is much preferred as I can add widgets here at there to the look at feel of the page.
So far I like it, but I would love to hear any comments on things you see that could be improved. Like maybe I should post more often and show more cool stuff like pictures of my brother Joaquin... right?
OK -- well cheers for now. Have a great Saturday.
So far I like it, but I would love to hear any comments on things you see that could be improved. Like maybe I should post more often and show more cool stuff like pictures of my brother Joaquin... right?
OK -- well cheers for now. Have a great Saturday.
4.16.2008
New Phones
For Karla's Birthday she got a new phone... originally it was just a basic slider phone from Samsung, but it was not so hot.... so Richard got her this ----------------->
A red Blackberry Pearl 8130
It really quite a nice phone and she can check email and do GPS (no real need for that unless she is hiking since she has it in her car...)
That and it has a camera, video and plays music.
Not bad...
of course Richard had to upgrade his "old" 7130e to a black 8130
So you can see Karla and Richard had a very good birthday for Karla.
4.12.2008
3.12.2008
2.18.2008
2.12.2008
Beagle, a Breed Long Unsung, Wins Best in Show
I knew it could be done!! We beagles rock!!! Way to go Uno!!!
When Dr. J. Donald Jones, the judge for the best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, looked at the seven competitors for the title Tuesday night, he saw four breeds that had been denied the crown and three that had captured it.
Of course, there is no actual crown, but a lovely celebratory bowl into which victorious toy dogs leap for a little nap while their entourage kvells.
The four breeds that had been shut out were a beagle, a Weimaraner, an Australian shepherd and an Akita. There were two breeds that had captured best in show four times in the history of the show, the standard poodle and the Sealyham terrier, and a third — the toy poodle — that was twice a victor.
Jones watched each dog enter to the fanfare of dimmed house lights at Madison Square Garden and a double spotlight. The standard poodle trotted out first for a lap around the green-carpeted floor, followed by the Akita, the weimaraner, the Australian shepherd, the beagle (to thunderous applause, as if Willis Reed had walked into the arena one last time), the Sealyham terrier and finally, the toy poodle.
Jones could hear Uno, the 15-inch beagle, baying as he gave his once-over to the standard poodle. And when he completed his observations, he needed four minutes before he pointed to the winner: Uno, the beagle, or Ch. K-Run’s Park Me In First, who will turn 3 in May.
Snoopy and Underdog would be pleased. Their breed, long passed over for glory, had finally triumphed. Click Here to Read More
Of the many breeds that have never won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show is the beagle. Through 131 previous editions, no beagle has celebrated what terriers have more than 40 times.
G. Paul Burnett/The New York Times
Have all of Snoopy’s efforts at beagle hegemony gone for naught?
On Monday, at Madison Square Garden, a nearly 3-year-old, 15-inch-tall beagle named Uno took one small step toward the coveted title for his breed by winning the hound group, the first beagle to do so since 1939.
Eddie Dziuk, one Uno’s owners, could not explain why a beagle, whether 13 or 15 inches high, has never reached the summit. “Others this special,” he said, looking at Uno after his victory, “are few and far between.”
Uno, or Ch. K-Run’s Park Me In First, was the sixth-ranked dog in the country last year, according to Dog News, after a toy poodle, an Akita, a standard poodle, a Sealyham terrier and an English springer spaniel.
On Monday night, he defeated 25 other dogs, including a long-haired dachshund, a harrier and a whippet.
“He was his usual self,” said Aaron Wilkerson, his handler, as Uno relaxed contentedly in his arms. “Perfect, as always.”
At some point when he shows, Uno bays, for no reason other than to say his piece. It was more of a croon than a bark that he emitted from the green carpeted floor of the Garden. And he did it several times.
“He bayed at the judge,” Wilkerson said. “He does it on his own. He’s saying to the judge, ‘Look at me.’ So he just plants his feet and bays away.”
The judge, Ralph Lemcke, said he had no memory of being bayed at. But he said he will remember Uno, whom he had never seen before.
“This is one of the best hounds I’ve ever seen,” he said. He, too, had no explanation for Westminster’s best-in-show beagle shutout. Click Here to Read More
11.18.2007
11.07.2007
9.14.2007
Brad Thompson at Grapefest 2007
Richard, Karla, Joaquin, Gaby, Diana & John went to Grapefest to see Brad and his band play original music on the Hummer stage. They opened for the Romantics (of which there is a video to come...)
Brad's music is really good! Check out this video clip:
Brad's music is really good! Check out this video clip:
9.10.2007
9.09.2007
Check out the latest pictures
Lots and lots of pictures have been uploaded. Make sure you check them out. Friends and Family see lots more... If you want more access and your are really a friend or family, email me, and I will get you that access.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
8.30.2007
Is this Music List sustainable? Not likely...
8.23.2007
8.01.2007
The Familia Perez Simpsonized...
Thought it would be fun to create Simpson avatars of the family:
At http://www.simpsonsmovie.com/ ... yes, i know Joaquin's avatar looks older, but they did not have a baby avatar... i thought maybe they would since Maggie is a baby... oh well.
here is the final product:
At http://www.simpsonsmovie.com/ ... yes, i know Joaquin's avatar looks older, but they did not have a baby avatar... i thought maybe they would since Maggie is a baby... oh well.
here is the final product:
7.26.2007
It's over...
...and it all ended really well! I am talking about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
"Wow!" is really all I can say! J.K. Rowling is a master author. She never sold out her characters for a cheap ending, but rather embraced the difficulty of finding true resolution for the story.
If you have not read it yet, I won't give any spoilers here... do yourself a favor and read it!!!
I will miss Harry Hermoine & Ron, but not too much, after all I can always pull the books off the shelf and read them again. And I do intend to, as soon as Joaquin is old enough to understand, we can read them together.
I look forward to reading Jo's next stories, as I am sure she has many new characters and adventures to take us on.
Thank you Ms. Rowling for giving us 7 wonderful novels about a boy who lived!
"Wow!" is really all I can say! J.K. Rowling is a master author. She never sold out her characters for a cheap ending, but rather embraced the difficulty of finding true resolution for the story.
If you have not read it yet, I won't give any spoilers here... do yourself a favor and read it!!!
I will miss Harry Hermoine & Ron, but not too much, after all I can always pull the books off the shelf and read them again. And I do intend to, as soon as Joaquin is old enough to understand, we can read them together.
I look forward to reading Jo's next stories, as I am sure she has many new characters and adventures to take us on.
Thank you Ms. Rowling for giving us 7 wonderful novels about a boy who lived!
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