Blogathon 2005 begins...

*Yawn*

OK, I'm up, I'm awake, I'm freshly showered, the coffee's on, and the next order of business is a big bowl of cereal. Welcome to the Bob(cat) Laughlin Memorial Blogathon for 2005, in which I will attempt to make an entry here every half hour for the next 24 hours to raise a few bucks for the Niki Hospice Foundation for Pets; there are a ton of other worthwhile charities people are blogging for, too. It's starting to get light outside and I expect the dawn chorus to start at any moment. Excuse me, the cats have noticed I'm up and are demanding to be let in and fed too...

Blogathon 2005 begins...

*Yawn*

OK, I'm up, I'm awake, I'm freshly showered, the coffee's on, and the next order of business is a big bowl of cereal. Welcome to the Bob(cat) Laughlin Memorial Blogathon for 2005, in which I will attempt to make an entry here every half hour for the next 24 hours to raise a few bucks for the Niki Hospice Foundation for Pets; there are a ton of other worthwhile charities people are blogging for, too. It's starting to get light outside and I expect the dawn chorus to start at any moment. Excuse me, the cats have noticed I'm up and are demanding to be let in and fed too...

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Cool - There's a radio station just for today at http://www.live365.com/stations/blogathon?site=pro They're taking requests! Rather staticky at the moment, but we'll see what they play for awhile. I've got some new headphones that I'm not sure I like - they wrap around my ears and the cord seems to be too short. Oh well, what do you expect for $5...

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Cool - There's a radio station just for today at http://www.live365.com/stations/blogathon?site=pro They're taking requests! Rather staticky at the moment, but we'll see what they play for awhile. I've got some new headphones that I'm not sure I like - they wrap around my ears and the cord seems to be too short. Oh well, what do you expect for $5...

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Another blogger, Alhena ( http://www.alhena.net/blog/ ) is having other bloggers and sponsors color pieces of a virtual quilt, which she'll put back together by the end of today. She just sent my my piece to color.



Actually, I'm kind of glad it's not too compllcated.

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Another blogger, Alhena ( http://www.alhena.net/blog/ ) is having other bloggers and sponsors color pieces of a virtual quilt, which she'll put back together by the end of today. She just sent my my piece to color.



Actually, I'm kind of glad it's not too compllcated.

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I am going to post my own stuff soon, honest, as soon as my brain wakes up and starts working, but I just spent a few minutes looking at this, courtesy megthelegend:

Flying cats...

With the amount of fully extended claws in that slideshow, it's a wonder the photographer isn't sliced to ribbons! XD

Bob had a tail like the tabby in those pics. And he used to chase my brother's dog, an Italian grayhound whom he outweighed by about 10 lbs., with big spread-out paws like that. Before they knew each other well, she would yelp just to run past him as fast as possible while he was asleep on a chair in the living room. He would open eye, and look at her like, "What the hell is your problem, dog?" Later, after they got to know each other, she'd run up behind him and bark, then turn tail and run as he chased her. Looked like a deer and a tiger playing tag. Galumph, galumph. Heh.

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I am going to post my own stuff soon, honest, as soon as my brain wakes up and starts working, but I just spent a few minutes looking at this, courtesy megthelegend:

Flying cats...

With the amount of fully extended claws in that slideshow, it's a wonder the photographer isn't sliced to ribbons! XD

Bob had a tail like the tabby in those pics. And he used to chase my brother's dog, an Italian grayhound whom he outweighed by about 10 lbs., with big spread-out paws like that. Before they knew each other well, she would yelp just to run past him as fast as possible while he was asleep on a chair in the living room. He would open eye, and look at her like, "What the hell is your problem, dog?" Later, after they got to know each other, she'd run up behind him and bark, then turn tail and run as he chased her. Looked like a deer and a tiger playing tag. Galumph, galumph. Heh.

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I thought I'd give a little tour of the docks in San Pedro, where I work a few days a month. There are always friendly faces, waiting to greet me when I arrive early in the morning.

(I'm only being a little sarcastic.)

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I thought I'd give a little tour of the docks in San Pedro, where I work a few days a month. There are always friendly faces, waiting to greet me when I arrive early in the morning.

(I'm only being a little sarcastic.)

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Sunrise on the purse seiners tied up at the slip....

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Sunrise on the purse seiners tied up at the slip....

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Bow of an old purse seiner. A lot of these old boats date from the 30's and 40's and are gradually being replaced by new steel boats. That is, when the owners can afford to replace them.

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Bow of an old purse seiner. A lot of these old boats date from the 30's and 40's and are gradually being replaced by new steel boats. That is, when the owners can afford to replace them.

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Haha, I finished my quilt piece and sent it off. Hope it's okay. It was only 86x86 pixels so it didn't take too long. It'll be interesting to see what it looks like when it's done.

--->

( Sunrise...  )

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Haha, I finished my quilt piece and sent it off. Hope it's okay. It was only 86x86 pixels so it didn't take too long. It'll be interesting to see what it looks like when it's done.

--->

( Sunrise...  )

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A bait boat coming back to the dock; you can see it towing its skiff behind it. The skiff is used to haul the boat's net out to surround a school of fish. This boat has large wells filled with water, so it can deliver its catch ( mostly sardines and anvhovies) alive to barges in the harbor. The bit of Terminal Island behind it is where one of admirals of the Coast Guard lives.

I fiddled with curves a bit on this photo, because otherwise you couldn't see it against the island.

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A bait boat coming back to the dock; you can see it towing its skiff behind it. The skiff is used to haul the boat's net out to surround a school of fish. This boat has large wells filled with water, so it can deliver its catch ( mostly sardines and anvhovies) alive to barges in the harbor. The bit of Terminal Island behind it is where one of admirals of the Coast Guard lives.

I fiddled with curves a bit on this photo, because otherwise you couldn't see it against the island.

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The major fish wholsalers in Los Angeles Harbor, the municipal markets - that's what we're officially supposed to call the them. The vernacular is "Forty Thieves"

( Forty Thieves... )

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The major fish wholsalers in Los Angeles Harbor, the municipal markets - that's what we're officially supposed to call the them. The vernacular is "Forty Thieves"

( Forty Thieves... )

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A close-up of the cupola on the Forty Thieves building.

I think this is a historical building - however I've been told that everything along the San Pedro waterfront is going to be razed to building a tourist attractive waterfront, walkway, shopping, etc. I would hate to see it go - it was just renovated (on the outside, at least) a couple of years ago, although I'm not sure why someone chose the very loud peach color.

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A close-up of the cupola on the Forty Thieves building.

I think this is a historical building - however I've been told that everything along the San Pedro waterfront is going to be razed to building a tourist attractive waterfront, walkway, shopping, etc. I would hate to see it go - it was just renovated (on the outside, at least) a couple of years ago, although I'm not sure why someone chose the very loud peach color.

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Hmmm, that was a little worrying - my client that I'm writing in didn't want to talk to LiveJournal for a moment, but it seems ok now.

Are you tired of sunrise pics yet?

( I have a few more for you... )

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Hmmm, that was a little worrying - my client that I'm writing in didn't want to talk to LiveJournal for a moment, but it seems ok now.

Are you tired of sunrise pics yet?

( I have a few more for you... )

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Heh, the Blogathon radio is playing all anime music right now. Scary that I can recognize The Pillows right off the bat. Well, maybe not, considering how much I've watched FLCL lately.

( Heading out for day... )

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Heh, the Blogathon radio is playing all anime music right now. Scary that I can recognize The Pillows right off the bat. Well, maybe not, considering how much I've watched FLCL lately.

( Heading out for day... )

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( Saddleback Mountain... )

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( Saddleback Mountain... )

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A small break while I dig some more pics off my hard drive or copy some from CDs. I know I have a ton...but I should've organized them better, I guess.

( So you get a stoopid quiz for now.... )

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A small break while I dig some more pics off my hard drive or copy some from CDs. I know I have a ton...but I should've organized them better, I guess.

( So you get a stoopid quiz for now.... )

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I have get my daughter cleaned up; she's a mess! Pew!

This quiz had you submit your own pic...That's me with a tiny mako pup during a shark tagging cruise, back within a few years of me starting here...

( I case I don't get back i n time.... )

Oh, and aliki, you should like this blogathoner - lovely lighthouse pics. She's blogging for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

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I have get my daughter cleaned up; she's a mess! Pew!

This quiz had you submit your own pic...That's me with a tiny mako pup during a shark tagging cruise, back within a few years of me starting here...

( I case I don't get back i n time.... )

Oh, and aliki, you should like this blogathoner - lovely lighthouse pics. She's blogging for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

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Ok, back to the docks again....

( Unloading fish... )

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Ok, back to the docks again....

( Unloading fish... )

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Sometimes we get to see pretty tall ships heading out for a cruise - although this one is smallish compared to some tall ships that visit.

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Sometimes we get to see pretty tall ships heading out for a cruise - although this one is smallish compared to some tall ships that visit.

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Sometimes we'll drive up to Point Fermin; there's a parking lot there where we can overlook the ocean and look for boats coming in. Sometimes the light is really awesome.

The curved line is the jetty that forms the entrance to Los Angeles Harbor. There's a lighthouse at the very end of it that flashes a green light. Closer to shore, there is a fishing pier on the inside of the harbor. Occasionally, people will walk out to the very end of the jetty to fish -- and forget to check the weather report. In rough weather, waves start breaking over the jetty. Then you get to see a story about them having to be rescued on the new.

The kids want me to make them spaghetti for lunch. I think they'll have to make to with peanut butter sandwiches.

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Sometimes we'll drive up to Point Fermin; there's a parking lot there where we can overlook the ocean and look for boats coming in. Sometimes the light is really awesome.

The curved line is the jetty that forms the entrance to Los Angeles Harbor. There's a lighthouse at the very end of it, called Angel's Gate, that flashes a green light. Closer to shore, there is a fishing pier on the inside of the harbor. Occasionally, people will walk out to the very end of the jetty to fish -- and forget to check the weather report. In rough weather, waves start breaking over the jetty. Then you get to see a story about them having to be rescued on the news.

The kids want me to make them spaghetti for lunch. I think they'll have to make do with peanut butter sandwiches.

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Looking the other direction you can see the isthmus at Catalina Island....

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Looking the other direction you can see the isthmus at Catalina Island....

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( Tons at a time... )

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( Tons at a time... )

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Of course, there are always moochers around...

( Hey you, gimme a fish! )

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Of course, there are always moochers around...

( Hey you, gimme a fish! )

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Here's some artwork of the fish these boats have been bringing in.

( Read more... )

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Here's some artwork of the fish these boats have been bringing in.

( Read more... )

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Okay, here's me being a little artsy-fartsy, ran this one through the fresco filter in Photoshop.

On busy days, the boats will stack up, two and three deep waiting to unload.

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Okay, here's me being a little artsy-fartsy, ran this one through the fresco filter in Photoshop.

On busy days, the boats will stack up, two and three deep waiting to unload.

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You'll have to excuse me; my son can't find any pants. I must assist him lest he run outside without any on - it wouldn't bother him in the least.

Hmm, the weather station says rain - interesting. It's been perfectly sunny and we don't usually get rain here in August.

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You'll have to excuse me; my son can't find any pants. I must assist him lest he run outside without any on - it wouldn't bother him in the least.

Hmm, the weather station says rain - interesting. It's been perfectly sunny and we don't usually get rain here in August.

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(My, 12 hours - halfway through - and I'm still in San Pedro...)

( Bow... )

( Midships... )

( Stern... )

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(My, 12 hours - halfway through - and I'm still in San Pedro...)

( Bow... )

( Midships... )

( Stern... )

Five year old logic...

Gareth: Is there really a Big Rock Candy Mountain?

Me: Nope, don't think so.

Gareth: Then Paul Bunyan doesn't exist.

What?!

(no, I haven't read the book yet)

I'm from Ravenclaw!

Hogwart's Sorting Hat Quiz

made by The Genki Gang

You are smart, calm and calculating in a situation
or problem you're faced with.

You base your decisions more of logic than a standard of morals.

But be careful, sometimes in your search for knowledge you come across as
cold as Spock.

Erm, not so sure about that.

As for ruling the world, I quote The Monarch - "I'll leave that to the religious nuts and the Republicans, thank you very much."

Five year old logic...

Gareth: Is there really a Big Rock Candy Mountain?

Me: Nope, don't think so.

Gareth: Then Paul Bunyan doesn't exist.

What?!

(no, I haven't read the book yet)

I'm from Ravenclaw!

Hogwart's Sorting Hat Quiz

made by The Genki Gang

You are smart, calm and calculating in a situation
or problem you're faced with.

You base your decisions more of logic than a standard of morals.

But be careful, sometimes in your search for knowledge you come across as
cold as Spock.

Erm, not so sure about that.

As for ruling the world, I quote The Monarch - "I'll leave that to the religious nuts and the Republicans, thank you very much."

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Well, no more boats coming in to San Pedro; it's foggy anyway,

( let's go... )

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Well, no more boats coming in to San Pedro; it's foggy anyway,

( let's go... )

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Futzing around again...

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Futzing around again...

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Drat it, I've been searching all over for some photos I wanted to post later and can't find them. I know they're on my computer at work, but i don't usually just have photos downloaded at work. Grrr.


Aaannyway...


Skiff...

( Zooming in.... )

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Drat it, I've been searching all over for some photos I wanted to post later and can't find them. I know they're on my computer at work, but i don't usually just have photos downloaded at work. Grrr.


Aaannyway...


Skiff...

( Zooming in.... )

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Drat, I knew switching comps was not a good idea....

I think I need to replace growling Jet with this one..., courtesy some kind person in fm_alchemist, who actually says "no credit needed." (?!)

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Drat, I knew switching comps was not a good idea....

I think I need to replace growling Jet with this one..., courtesy some kind person in fm_alchemist, who actually says "no credit needed." (?!)

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Darnit, sorry I'm late - damn cranky old computer....

*goes to look up phone post number for future use*

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Darnit, sorry I'm late - damn cranky old computer....

*goes to look up phone post number for future use*

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Dr. Girlfriend: Look, sweetie, it's that guy from Depeche Mode!

Monarch: Jeez, isn't he gay?

Dr. G: Nope, he's totally straight. I saw it on the VH1.

Monarch: But he was in Depeche Mode!

Dr. G.: *shrugs* I'm tellin' ya - straight.

My personal favorite Venture Brothers episode.

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Dr. Girlfriend: Look, sweetie, it's that guy from Depeche Mode!

Monarch: Jeez, isn't he gay?

Dr. G: Nope, he's totally straight. I saw it on the VH1.

Monarch: But he was in Depeche Mode!

Dr. G.: *shrugs* I'm tellin' ya - straight.

My personal favorite Venture Brothers episode.

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Angus wants me to read about lizards - the darn phone posts just rings and rings....

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Angus wants me to read about lizards - the darn phone posts just rings and rings....

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Alright, transferred a bunch more pics over. Now maybe I have enough to finish the 24 hours. And yes, there will be fish!

Switching back to the new-to-me comp.

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Alright, transferred a bunch more pics over. Now maybe I have enough to finish the 24 hours. And yes, there will be fish!

Switching back to the new-to-me comp.

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Squid, drawn by a co-workers son.

( budding artiste )

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Squid, drawn by a co-workers son.

( budding artiste )