Uncle Bill and Mary Alice decided to drop by after UBill had finished his
week of West Point Alumni meetings. Bill, as usual, did a great job of
bringing the family together. Vince Casey and John Bresnahan came by for
dinner one night.
The day before Bill arrived, Monica and I were telling Declan about some "people
coming" to visit and how much fun it was going to be. Declan is pretty
good with names, but he may have been confused by "Mary Alice." So Uncle
Bill was "Bull." Mary Alice was "People Coming." That was her name.
I was a bit worried about this and tried to correct Declan - but Uncle Bill
would have none of it. We are pretty sure that Uncle Bill calls Mary
Alice "People Coming." Mary A was great about the whole thing and was
definitely Declan's favorite "new person" of all time.
She took some great shots of San Francisco, which we include in this montage
of "name that building." There are also several cool shots below.
House with Flowers: You'll note a picture with sunflowers.
If you look at this building carefully, you'll notice one level that has many
windows in a row - like a trolley car. In fact, these buildings are quite
rare in San Francisco. They actually were originally trolley cars which
the city sold to folks in the Sunset district.
Hall Ball. This montage documents a mysterious Donovan game
called "Hall Ball." Invented by the senior editor of this online magazine,
the rules are a mystery and change daily. But if you visit who lives in
the sunset, you're sure to be witness - and even play - this great American
past-time.
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TransAmerica - duh!
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corner of "don't know" and "watch out for the gay guy"
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Wells
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You can tell by the grille! So don't be all "up in it"
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Ask Charley
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SFMOMA
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Charles?
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Ho Jo's?
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see above paragraph!
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Declan, who we do actually put clothes on now and again, with guitar
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Wheels on the bus...
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Folks, please excuse our appearance while our molars come in
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Old MacDonald (version #23425123412324)
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Hall Ball !!!!
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See previous note about molars
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People Coming gets ready for Hall Ball
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this is actually a "high stick" penalty
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reading with mary alice
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zoo, nap, zoo
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surfers on ocean beach - 1 mile from home!
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bill and monica talk about the red sox
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daddy and declan found a pumpkin!
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uncle bill and cat
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this is a great picture, butt...
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read the sign above declan and you know what animal he is.
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checking out the train
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keeping a look-out for the train
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wonder how many people that dude waves to A DAY
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animalogriphics
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finally - back to civilization and a good firetruck
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this train cost three bucks
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Golden Gate Park - 3 blocks away!
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the only "sunset" bill and mary alice saw - thanks to the fog
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John B and Jennifer
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