My Year In Pictures (With Commentary When Necessary)
My obsessions—and the souls I hold near and dear to me—this year are abundantly clear.
WARNING: LOTS of Minidisc-related pictures ahead.
Our traditional New Years Day dog park run.
“What’s the one MD recorder you’d grab in a fire?”Wanted for years. Finally said fuck it and paid what was necessary.I can think of no picture that better summed up the mood of the department whenever she spoke.Red, Blue, and WhiteAfter I got home from leaving work for the very last time. This was basically all I wanted to do.
I am incorrigible.They’re multiplying!Organ Pipe National Monument.Two of the loves of my life.Driving around Organ Pipe National Monument.Organ Pipe National Monument. We saw previous few organ pipe cacti, truth be told.Organ Pipe National Monument.
The Wall. His FUCKING Wall.
Morning routine once upon a time.The Gay Agenda, illustrated edition.Also from The Gay Agenda, illustrated edition.Window Coffee, my favorite coffee joint.My lunch obsession last spring. It just occurred to me that I can throw all this in the Ninja and liquify it…Poppies. Poppies will put you to sleep.
Bath time!
A typical run to Trader Joe’s earlier in the year.My favorite baristas/owners of Window Coffee. Nice guys all around.Sony knew how to do color back in the day.
On the way to coffee and pup cups!
I am nothing, if not organized. (Some say anal retentive.)
Sophie arrives in our lives.
I swear they’re multiplying.Guts. I’m amazed this shit worked at all.“Draw me like one of your French girls.”
Gotta do something with the non-functional ones!This is exactly where Sammy would spend his time while we were eating dinner.Once upon a time comfort food that after I made it did not live up to the memory.
“What’cha eatin’?”My One and Only.
Kind of a grail among the MD community.IKEA color.Voenix Rising Corporate Headquarters
Obligatory coffee shop restroom selfie.
I am incorrigible.Yup, incorrigible.Rule #1Just me being incorrigible again.
A week or so before surgery. Little did I know this would be our last trip to The Old Spaghetti Factory for who knows how long…
Covered in doggies.Post surgery, before everything stopped working in my swallower…
Another recording I’d wanted for years and finally gave up and paid what was required.New vintage tuner.Pup cups for everyone! Yay!I’ve really gotten into Japanese Jazz, and particular the Three Blind Mice label.
Raffi: “Ball is Life. Life is Ball.”Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!
“You didn’t want to sleep here, did you?”
I saw it. I had to get it.“Grailz”Desert Botanical Garden
Luminarias at the Desert Botanical Garden
Finally found a use for it.My new morning routine. And pretty much every other meal – flavors may vary. (Not that it really matters.)We need a much more robust table in back of the sofa. It’s become her favorite place.One of my favorite “accidental” discoveries of the past few years.Latest toy. But you knew that.Kisses!4 down, 14 to go. Last one supposedly in October. Happy 2026!
4 Replies to “My Year In Pictures (With Commentary When Necessary)”
Scrolling down through all these photos was an absolute JOY! Everything and everyone seems, I don’t know, ‘Idyllic’ in the making of your happy 2025. The Phoenix Sunshine must also be credited. Is that a food/taco truck parked in front? You lucky dogs; all 4 of you 😉
Great taste in 60’s sci-fi ‘Lost in Space’, and more importantly, ‘The Invaders’ And not just because I’ve had a thing for Roy Thinnes since The 60’s. (He wore the Tightest Pants in every episode) WHERE did you get that Neon S.F. MUNI sign, Mark? I’m envious, and it looks terrific on the wall! Happy New Year to you both!
Very nice.
Gorgeous, and thank you for blogging. I really appreciate reading what you post, and I hope your recovery continues to go well.
Happy New Year to you and Ben! Thanks for sharing your life with us.
Scrolling down through all these photos was an absolute JOY! Everything and everyone seems, I don’t know, ‘Idyllic’ in the making of your happy 2025. The Phoenix Sunshine must also be credited. Is that a food/taco truck parked in front? You lucky dogs; all 4 of you 😉
Great taste in 60’s sci-fi ‘Lost in Space’, and more importantly, ‘The Invaders’ And not just because I’ve had a thing for Roy Thinnes since The 60’s. (He wore the Tightest Pants in every episode) WHERE did you get that Neon S.F. MUNI sign, Mark? I’m envious, and it looks terrific on the wall! Happy New Year to you both!