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Boys had their first Pinewood Derby last weekend as part of their Scouts experience. Was a lot of fun for...

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Uploaded on Jan 24, 2012  |  Map

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2xp HDR shot taken of a jet on display attached to the catapult system aboard the USS Midway. An advantage...

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Uploaded on Jan 17, 2012  |  Map

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Was quite the experience to spend the night on the USS Midway and go places and do things that the general...

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Uploaded on Jan 13, 2012  |  Map

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Had the chance to spend the night on the USS Midway with the boys as part of an outing with other families....

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Uploaded on Jan 11, 2012  |  Map

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Seems like we're 20min from pretty much anything we'd want to do in SoCal (not including snow skiing which...

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Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012  |  Map

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Now that 2011 is done, would like to wish everyone all the best in 2012! May this year be even better than...

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Uploaded on Jan 1, 2012

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Its customary to wish everyone a "Happy New Year", and we do so now to all our friends! However...

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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2011  |  Map

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Took awhile (3 months) but finally got the 4wd SUV I was waiting for. We can now go adventure out to...

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Uploaded on Dec 30, 2011  |  Map

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My how time flies. It was only a few short years ago that I was on the slopes up in Hokkaido with Austin...

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Uploaded on Dec 19, 2011  |  Map

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Irvine is a very well thought out community. One of (if not the) first planned community of its type in...

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Uploaded on Dec 14, 2011  |  Map

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If you had to pick *one* destination to visit in Japan arguably it would be Shinjuku (Kyoto/Ginza both...

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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2011

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One advantage of being back in Japan for my final visit as a resident was the chance to shoot some...

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Uploaded on Nov 29, 2011  |  Map

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Made a quick trip back to Japan to finalize my affairs there. I was too overwhelmed with the logistics of...

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Uploaded on Nov 27, 2011  |  Map

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Chizuko and I frequently reflect on the fact that we used to spend most Friday evenings driving 2hrs on the...

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Uploaded on Nov 13, 2011  |  Map

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Not what you think in regards to the 'light at the end of the tunnel' in this photo ;-) Just a shot of me...

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Uploaded on Nov 11, 2011  |  Map

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This is a similar shot taken at a different time during our dinner date last week (thus the 'redux' in the...

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Uploaded on Nov 5, 2011  |  Map

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Was "Red Ribbon Week" last week. Didn't know what it was until someone explained it to me...

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Uploaded on Nov 4, 2011  |  Map

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Me as a 70's Surfer dude and Chizuko dressed up as my Ghoulfriend ;-) Hope everyone had a great Halloween celebration!

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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