Peru 1

  • Happy Llama
    Almost 2 weeks in Peru, from the jungle through Cuzco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

The Galapagos

  • Reef Shark
    A one week cruise through the Galapagos, aboard the Eden Yacht.

Ecuador Mainland

  • Guayaquil
    Our arrival in South America

National Parks Road Trip

  • Jeff and Jose
    Zion, Grand Teton and Yellowstone

The Bahamas

  • Stingray
    A visit to our friend Michelle, who lives on Grand Bahama

Dad's 60th birthday

  • Dad with Dennis, Bachan, Sarah and Auntie Missy
    A surprise family reunion on my dad's 60th birthday!

Hoover Dam

  • Model of the Dam being built
    A quick trip to Vegas and our first-ever visit to the Hoover Dam.

Miami

  • Wow.
    A New Year's Trip to a warm, sunny place.

Vietnam

  • Custom-made shoes!
    Our big trip in 2008; first time to Asia!

Snake Dike - Half Dome

  • Vernal Falls (on our descent)
    A weekend in Yosemite and a big day climbing up Half Dome on this classic route.

Kings Canyon

  • Sphinx Lakes
    Backpacking over Labor Day Weekend 2008

Philadelphia

  • The Schuykill River
    A visit to the City of Brotherly Love

Mammoth on July 4th

  • Another crystal view
    Mountain Biking, Hiking and Climbing in the Eastern Sierras

Wedding Celebration and Las Vegas

  • W3. Party
    Pictures from the big weekend!

Paragliding

  • No antics for me
    Jeff's belated birthday present

Baby Lions

  • More play
    Lots of cute pics from a special early morning trip to the Wild Animal Park

Salt Lake City Weekend

  • Group picture!
    Skiing, touring and fun in Utah

San Francisco

  • Penni and Marlene at the conveyor belt - or is it Lucy and Ethel?!
    MLK Weekend in the Bay Area

Proposal and Wedding

  • After the wedding, in front of the fountain
    Photos of the big surprise weekend!

Cabo Cruise

  • Formal portrait
    Penni's first cruise, to celebrate 30th Birthday with Mom.

Africa

  • 12-seater plane
    The extended edition of our three weeks in Uganda and Tanzania

Africa Abridged

  • 12-seater plane
    The shorter version of our three weeks in Uganda and Tanzania

Napa & Sonoma

  • Jeff takes a break
    30th Birthday celebrations in California's premier wine country

Seattle

  • Lime Kiln Point Park
    A short weekend trip to the PNW.

Kitchen Remodel

  • View Q1
    Before and After pics of the big remodeling effort.

Maui

  • La Perouse Bay
    Spring trip to Maui for Shane's wedding.

Mammoth

  • At the party
    A fun ski trip to Mammoth, despite the bad snow year.

Italy

  • Birthday dinner
    Celebrating Jeff's 30th Birthday!

Mt. Conness

  • On the descent.
    Sierras, August 2006

Bear Creek Spire

  • Dade Lake
    Sierras, July 2006

Middle Palisade

  • Glissading
    14,000 foot peak in the Sierra Nevadas

East Buttress of Mt. Whitney

  • Last good view of Whitney on the descent
    Jeff's first Summer 2006 trip to the Sierras

Washington, D.C.

  • The White House again
    Independence Day Weekend in the Nation's capital.

Yosemite on Memorial Day Weekend

  • Yosemite Falls
    Our 2nd photo album on Yosemite, but this trip was to Yosemite Valley, as opposed to Tuolumne, the site of our Fall 2005 trip.

Red Rocks

  • Ginger Cracks Blow Up
    Spring trip to Red Rocks park in Nevada.

Death Valley

  • Talc Mine
    Winter trip to Death Valley for some peak bagging and mine camp-exploring.

Sonoran Desert

  • Cholla
    A New Year's trip to the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

New Zealand

  • The Kawarau Bridge
    Selected pictures from our three weeks of adventure in Aotearoa!

Cats & Carnivores

  • One more lion pic
    A Saturday morning at the Wild Animal Park.

Penni's 10 Year Reunion

  • Penni and Jeff at the end of the night
    Several pics from my reunion 10-29-05. No teasing, now!!

Joshua Tree

  • Jason tops out on Men with Cow's Heads
    Weekend trip to Joshua Tree (October 14-16, 2005).

Tuolumne/Yosemite: September 16-19, 2005

  • Mt. Dana
    Hiking, rock climbing and camping in one of the most beautiful places on earth!

Mt. Humphreys: Labor Day Weekend 2005

  • Now can you see it?
    Mt Humphreys 13,986 feet (we only made it to about 13,600 feet)

Akila and Dillinger

  • Ki and D
    Unfortunately, pictures don't do these kitties justice! But, we wanted to provide their fans with something. There are some good potential screensavers and wallpapers in here, people!

Tahoe

  • Lunchtime! 2005
    A few pictures from Tahoe over the years (well, at least since we've had a digital camera)

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June 29, 2009

Penni Takade Day follow-up

OK, here's the link to the video of Penni Takade Day! http://granicus.sandiego.gov/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=3&clip_id=3238

Go to about 9:00 and it goes through about 16:00.

Also, here is a picture of my official proclamation, signed by all the Councilmembers and the Mayor.

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It was very nice and sweet and only about 1/3 as mortifying as I thought it was going to be!

Posted on June 29, 2009 |

Comments

sam

congratulations! that's so cool. and to think we knew you way back when...

Posted by: sam | June 29, 2009 at 11:18 AM

P's Mom

Wow, Penni, I'm so proud of you!

Posted by: P's Mom | June 29, 2009 at 12:12 PM

Jan and Darrell

Congratulations Penni! We are very impressed with all your accomplishments.

Posted by: Jan and Darrell | July 05, 2009 at 01:06 PM

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On Film

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    I am really conflicted on this one. I thought it was great most of the way. A story well-told. Beautiful set design. Sensuous at times. Sure, Cate's accent was sometimes a little off, but I love her so who cares. What I couldn't abide, and what ultimately really ruined it, was a) BB leaving his wife and daughter because he thought he couldn't raise her. Uhm, he was still about 47 at the time, at least, and so he had a good 30 years left to raise her before he got really bad. b) The math was wrong. If you are going to do a movie like this, good on ya, but the math has to work. If he is 49 when she is 43, she has to be in her late seventies when he is in his early teens. That clearly was not the case. I know I am picky and it might be a simple thing to let mar the movie, but if it's so simple, then they should have just done it right!
  • Midnight Express
    Wow, this movie was pretty intense. I don't know if it was particularly well done as a piece of creative art (esp. knowing they now regret how they portrayed Turkish people), but it was emotional and kinda horrifying. I'm glad we've watched a lot of episodes of Locked Up Abroad, which helped prepare us for this. Between the movie and now that TV show, I'm simply stunned that people are willing to serve as mules for this. 4 stars for the drama and horror, not so much for the execution of a "real story".
  • The Kite Runner
    Nicely done adaptation! I think it captured the spirit of the book about 99%. And because movies are so much more realistic, it actually was more emotional than the book, I thought. The concluding scene was absolutely perfect. In other books or movies I would scoff and say it was cheesy, but this was pitch perfect. So rare to like a movie after having read the book it was based on, especially such a short time ago. Double points for that!
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    HP movies are always good. We love the series so much, it's hard not to love it, even when it isn't the greatest. The movie was fine, it seemed to have hit all the important plot points (hard to fit so much into so little time), but it felt a little rushed (at, what, 2.5 hours?) like it was just trying to squeeze everything in. It just wasn't as magical as the first few. It's a lot darker, which is appropriate and makes sense, but there was less soul to it than earlier movies. And even for fans like us, it was hard to keep up, as they just went from point to point. We didn't re-read the book ahead of time, so we were just trying to make sense of everything as we went along and it was tough. Overall, maybe my least favorite of the movies, but I will still probably ask for it for xmas and watch it tons more times.

Good stuff we're listening to

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    I need to listen to this more to decide just how much I like it. But I put it here to remind myself to listen to it more.
  • The Shins: various
    I love them. It's rare, but I knew I loved this band from the first song I heard. In their earlier albums they sound a little like the Beatles. In later albums they have a much more unique and distinct sound and the songs are very poetic and mysterious.
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    Looking good. Like The Pot, of course.