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In Search of Dragons

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My wife and I are food junkies. There are some opportunities that we sometimes cannot resist putting everything on hold to indulge ourselves...

Libraries and Pools of the Gigante Castle

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We took a weekend trip to Avila Beach last week.  During our first trip to Avila Beach we found there wasn't a lot to do. So we made a o...

On The Wharf in Santa Barbara

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  On our way to Avila Beach, we made a smart move by stopping in Santa Barbara. During a previous trip we saw there were fresh Uni (Japanese...

Page 8 of The Campanile 1997/12/15: By Leif Schmit-Kallas (Palo Alto High School '99)

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  Dedicated to: Tomiwa Ajayi-Dopemu RIP 6/4/81 - 6/7/22

Steam your Crustaceans at the 99 Ranch

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Here in California we are very lucky to have access to fresh seafood, even traveling here to the Inland Empire it's not hard to come by....

Our favorite Restaurant and the Owner

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Tien, Phuong and Leif 2021 We've been going to his restaurant for years, and they're celebrating the sixth year in busin...

Wild Burro's leaving a big mess

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Our post Thanksgiving excursion with Marco, Sammy and Charlie; took us to the park, where wild Burro's graze, and shit.

Thanksgiving 2021: @ The Chau family home in Victorville

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Lin, Nong, Leif, Phuong, Diep

The top of My Umunum... finally

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lounging

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So beautiful.

Google Lens: a fun translation

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Tonight my wife and I went to the 99 Ranch Market, a Asian grocery store. My wife saw a fun cat themed air freshener, but wanted to know wha...

Tesla the next GE

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There isn't another organization like Tesla. Not one company is as highly invested in anti-climate change technology; however, I have qu...

Tech move to Texas: vote from Red to Blue?

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If Corporations and their employees leave CA for TX, could changing demographics swing the State of TX from Red to Blue? It is a sign of our...

Sightings of the 'great' conjunction

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  The first sighting of the Jupiter and Saturn in the night sky from Santa Barbara. You can watch it live virtually

Skofield Park - Santa Barbara

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Over the Christmas Holiday Phuong and I meet my family in Santa Barbara for 4 days. On our second day we took to the hills. With views of th...

california steak 🥩

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🥩➕🍟= CALIFORNIA STEAK

NASA Selects Companies to Collect Lunar Resources for Artemis Demonstrations

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NASA Selects Companies to Collect Lunar Resources for Artemis Demonstrations : NASA has selected four companies to collect space resources a...

Animate - 1998

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Lake Perris

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It took me over 14 years to return, but I've finally made it back to the park. Last time I was here the water level was lowered because ...

Scale of our Solar System and Beyond

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 I don't see how my elementary school teachers expected me to be able to visualize this: Credit: NASA, ESA, and B. Sunnquist and J. Mack...