tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51681042024-03-13T20:12:22.295-07:00FickettI do most posts from an iPhone, which is why they are usually terse, and sometimes include thumbos.ficketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798718725334938615noreply@blogger.comBlogger603125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168104.post-35830517478050746832011-09-12T17:24:00.001-07:002011-09-12T17:24:42.505-07:00Plural and singularA new store coming to the Valencia Town Center had several of these posters in the windows of their new location. Note to sign maker: men is the plural of man. Perhaps the store has a market of one. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZ6dCmgamXGl5dN2N-t7F29neXTv-il6E6VktG9MCwS5sFRA3DmW5zoDGCDoQnf1WagtWUpSQxIvAI5mW6pqvod1_CCq5YbJXnIzZuIB2P-ICHQS9_pO1CunlE-WtbNAqOziF/s640/blogger-image--413667009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZ6dCmgamXGl5dN2N-t7F29neXTv-il6E6VktG9MCwS5sFRA3DmW5zoDGCDoQnf1WagtWUpSQxIvAI5mW6pqvod1_CCq5YbJXnIzZuIB2P-ICHQS9_pO1CunlE-WtbNAqOziF/s640/blogger-image--413667009.jpg" /></a></div>ficketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798718725334938615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168104.post-89871105308122203332011-07-20T19:14:00.001-07:002011-07-20T19:14:41.430-07:002011 Road Trip<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1r_j5sI64ZS-B6tDKB6gvcRkByde_ESGuZy5KBy6-FH0zMgpATWuZK7J70au6LZBEPuowLKaJsiPWAm0jjwKrZ2yo0wYrWDlH739QVhurqifEp1g6tdhuX_VnWxT6dur-9mMV/s1600/photo-781431.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1r_j5sI64ZS-B6tDKB6gvcRkByde_ESGuZy5KBy6-FH0zMgpATWuZK7J70au6LZBEPuowLKaJsiPWAm0jjwKrZ2yo0wYrWDlH739QVhurqifEp1g6tdhuX_VnWxT6dur-9mMV/s320/photo-781431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631623322065137122" /></a></p>
<br>Campbell takes some time to plank on our trip. This trip I've been doing most posts on Facebook. <a href="http://m.facebook.com/bill.fickett">http://m.facebook.com/bill.fickett</a>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today was Weasel Stomping Day. We had a few friends over to share a meal, do traditional Weasel Stomping Day activities -- spreading mayonnaise on the lawn, stomping weasels, and wearing viking hats. We also all decorated a weasel themed dessert. I think that everyone had a good evening. This was the coldest WSD in recent memory, usually we are able to eat in the garden. This year we all had to eat inside. <a href="http://www.fickett.net/WSD2011/WSD2011/index.html">More pictures here</a>.</div><br />
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Campbell has an eye for the seeing things creatively, sometimes he likes to combine objects in unusual ways. At breakfast the morning that I left for India, he thought that his pancakes would be enhanced by some gummy teeth, and a santa outfit made of whipped cream. His creation end up making us all laugh, and think about zombie pancakes. Eat them before they eat you. </div>ficketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798718725334938615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168104.post-18913220553486244642010-08-01T20:17:00.000-07:002010-08-02T08:38:12.909-07:00Venice Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdUDN_C94XDi3rjw9BbSCvlzdV3EgN6uS9yO_Z19duUT9v4_cjzK1lfqW0tDzFFURqE4idYVR6wp7ehED3fcu5SlEIwq9fRenwuijl55eCGBJK19G4maGQ1GYhu2ujw9QnmQe/s1600/ItalianRock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdUDN_C94XDi3rjw9BbSCvlzdV3EgN6uS9yO_Z19duUT9v4_cjzK1lfqW0tDzFFURqE4idYVR6wp7ehED3fcu5SlEIwq9fRenwuijl55eCGBJK19G4maGQ1GYhu2ujw9QnmQe/s320/ItalianRock.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Alessandro and Leonardo in Venice Rockstar mode. We had a great day at Venice Beach. <a href="http://www.fickett.net/VeniceJuly2010/index.html">More PIX here. </a></div>ficketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798718725334938615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168104.post-33384192988277678982010-06-23T06:45:00.000-07:002010-06-23T06:46:02.993-07:00Ten and One<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7gYuRorDWG500bsgiOMskoazG4xVrHgOeK6w_lsnf3YuTes1_dsCkT2DHo011BTKFF_aRB9FL6fGajbRgUyauIxx5ahrGLvd630858K2HdciMDFuAViGdwByaDwDjzVxLwbY/s1600/photo-762993.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7gYuRorDWG500bsgiOMskoazG4xVrHgOeK6w_lsnf3YuTes1_dsCkT2DHo011BTKFF_aRB9FL6fGajbRgUyauIxx5ahrGLvd630858K2HdciMDFuAViGdwByaDwDjzVxLwbY/s320/photo-762993.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485965007364094178" /></a></p>Today Cooper is ten and Jimmy is one. Cooper likes to be awakened at the exact minute of his birth each year; we get up sing various birthday songs, and prepare for a Coopday.ficketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798718725334938615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168104.post-81236581765491974172010-03-29T19:56:00.000-07:002010-03-29T19:56:55.090-07:00Horses for a new road<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Nf5dXSQfzEaHkFNtLvef7Fw_yCRdFU5w297ZnVVz5Su_QMrdrV_v-YpXeiWc078b6j9iTw-JvX25suDiOPHvD9zZHiErt7OlK6KOrBEG-RH0_uVkS7HR9a6jv79LYL_-rmTH/s1600/WellsFargo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Nf5dXSQfzEaHkFNtLvef7Fw_yCRdFU5w297ZnVVz5Su_QMrdrV_v-YpXeiWc078b6j9iTw-JvX25suDiOPHvD9zZHiErt7OlK6KOrBEG-RH0_uVkS7HR9a6jv79LYL_-rmTH/s320/WellsFargo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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We went to the grand opening of our city's newest road - The Cross Valley Connector. The road was forty-five years late, but six years early -- promised by the county for 1965, but finished by the city six years ahead of the revised promised schedule. The road $249,000,000.00, not including lunch.<br />
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Weasel Stomping Day was a great success. We were sad that the Holland family was not able to join us (illness), and we also missed the Myers family. The Myers did not have any celebration in NC.<br />
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We recently had some family pictures taken by <a href="http://www.lukasvandyke.com/">Lukas VanDyke</a>. Cooper and Campbell liked him better than our previous photographer, since he served coffee and snacks. I'm still sorting through the huge stack we got, and will post more once I've decided on my favorites.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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I'm going through my 11,000 plus photos, culling ones that I should have tossed long ago, when I came across this one from May 2009. Jay and I were in Chicago for GTY, we had some spare time between some meetings and events, so we did what what anyone in a similar situation would do -- we found a <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/index.html">DDD</a> recommended restaurant. Jay remembered seeing this place on the show, so we made the quick trip to Kenosha WI, to eat at <a href="http://franksdinerkenosha.com/">Frank's</a>. I wonder what else I'll find as I go through the digital stacks. I think I'll skip the end of June photos till a sunny day.ficketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798718725334938615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168104.post-37267689099779616642010-01-29T12:33:00.000-08:002010-01-29T12:34:00.278-08:00A dream come true<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkf7xTNeUvtoWDGPLsYjSmahDDX8Lqa3Wtu6KVgmTOqLtxvZUw5Nxs-gUx1oWD_vqXaDLFtJ_AB5CVMtcTnWtFa-Wk18dg9odCKlkWK3Y1QnwoajnE-oqI5llBKW6SRa-e85X/s1600-h/photo-740279.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkf7xTNeUvtoWDGPLsYjSmahDDX8Lqa3Wtu6KVgmTOqLtxvZUw5Nxs-gUx1oWD_vqXaDLFtJ_AB5CVMtcTnWtFa-Wk18dg9odCKlkWK3Y1QnwoajnE-oqI5llBKW6SRa-e85X/s320/photo-740279.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432262785381526034" /></a></p>They have not broke ground yet, so I think that soon may be a few <br>months.ficketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798718725334938615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168104.post-76313527100979189212009-12-26T10:22:00.000-08:002009-12-26T10:22:29.817-08:00Sweet Treats at Borden's Lafayette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnz-4WVn0H2Dt-BeUcSowIIdxvKquegjxXelTLbjlsHtQ_pzhPWfVEzUkHfVU6pjdbhhR3vCeORW_OlbADrsDX-JbEsdSjJV8K0-gVYJEYOgsSQ87HALQkAKdfk5EleP3VOKyd/s1600-h/bordens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnz-4WVn0H2Dt-BeUcSowIIdxvKquegjxXelTLbjlsHtQ_pzhPWfVEzUkHfVU6pjdbhhR3vCeORW_OlbADrsDX-JbEsdSjJV8K0-gVYJEYOgsSQ87HALQkAKdfk5EleP3VOKyd/s400/bordens.jpg" /></a><br />
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This is the last Borden's ice cream shop; and it's in Lafayette. We had a wonderful snack, and a nice visit with the owner. She told us all about the renovations, and her plans for the future of this Lafayette landmark. <a href="http://www.fickett.net/Bordens/">More PIX here.</a>ficketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798718725334938615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168104.post-72087455673266516652009-12-25T08:00:00.000-08:002009-12-25T08:01:29.072-08:00What Can Brown do for You?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXNjhrqvDY6UJYx-dd8XDa440thDfaZyuUWfYIOlGkJaR1LYsRzU2EBJvKd6yL0oKltAJH0KtWPrVqwf4M0QLU91fgbnXg_J3FL1_2ciTNbR7d3V36ViAy9JCb4zYtkj8nR6A/s1600-h/ups.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXNjhrqvDY6UJYx-dd8XDa440thDfaZyuUWfYIOlGkJaR1LYsRzU2EBJvKd6yL0oKltAJH0KtWPrVqwf4M0QLU91fgbnXg_J3FL1_2ciTNbR7d3V36ViAy9JCb4zYtkj8nR6A/s320/ups.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The day before Christmas the UPS man was bicycling through the neighborhood making his deliveries. He told me that it is easier to make the deliveries without the big truck. My question: if he's biking the packages to the door, why am I paying a fuel surcharge? <br />
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