An unusual evening of ersatz Japanese dining in what Tommy first thought to be a furniture store. L to R standing, Charles Jackson, myself, John Shockey, our hostess, and Stacy Sellers. Seated are Saundra and Tommy Sellers.
On the left, my dad, Fred, joins my uncle, Harold Quan, in celebrating their birthdays in August, 2006. It was my dad's 90th and Uncle Harold's 97th birthday. Sadly, we lost my wonderful uncle in November, 2006. He was the consumate gentleman--a man of wit, intelligence, and kindness. My beloved dad passed away shortly before his 92nd birthday in 2008. I owe so much to him.
After a Cajun dinner. Seated L to R, Saundra Sellers, daughter Stacy Sellers, and Tommy Sellers. Standing L to R, John Shockey, Charles Jackson, and me with a Texas cap I just picked up on a plane stop in Austin. It's my third Texas cap, but it's my same ol' Texas friends.
Ray Heller and his sister Mary visited for a couple of days from Rhode Island. We've shut down many a places, but couldn't manage to open Jake's at the Beach.
Wonderful friends, Neil & Robyn Anstey, from Brisbane, Australia dropped in for a quick visit with us at the San Diego Zoo during Labor Day.
Robyn Anstey takes a brief respite from the strong sun while we watch some hilarious antics by sea lions.
My brother Kirby gets duped into delivering plants to his own Surprise Birthday party.
Seated are my mother Daisy and co-birthday celebrant Ethel Zeager. Standing are my sister-in-law Tervina, my brother Kirby, my dad Fred, Janet, me, and Ethel's husband Jodie.
Tervina's Aunt Mimi helped us immensely to take great care of my late mother.
For his birthday my brother and his wife treat us to an elegant afternoon long train and dinner tour of the Napa wine country. Dining while riding on a train is one of my most favorite things to do. It satisfies some primal need--leaving me totally relaxed and drowsy.
Here we are looking fresh and chipper because our day's adventure through the Napa vineyards is just beginning. I'm also on a sugar high from some outstanding treats we had prior to boarding the train.
As part of an open door policy, Dave invites some minority ne'er do wells to join him for lunch. (May, '05) Left to right, Dick Poehling, me, Kent Huff, Dave Stevens. That's 3 time America's Cup winner, Dennis Conner, who is not in the picture.
Wife Janet and daughter Robyn atop the Acropolis in Athens (Feb., '04)
Family photo taken in Temecula as we went wine tasting (around Thanksgiving '04)
Son Stacey and a girlfriend on a visit to The Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland (Nov., '04)
Mel Gibson (the other Mel) takes a few photos with Gertrude Wong and family during the shoot of What Women Want. That's my brother-in-law Cary Wong and my nephew Brian with us.
My mother-in-law, Gerturde Wong, in a still taken from the movie What Women Want.
Gertrude Wong in her scene with Mel Gibson. She actually poked him in the eye with the umbrella during filming. He was kind and decided not to sue. ;-)
Close friend John Shockey on a visit to Mt. Tremblant north of Montreal (Oct. '04.)
Group shot of our gathering at the B&B in San Antonio prior to seeing The Producers (Mar., '04)
Janet and I on a stop during our Pink Jeep Tour of the Red Rocks of Sedona, AZ (Nov., '04)
Armadillos gather for dinner in McKinney, TX. Waitress, Mia Galeotalanza, turned out to be a recent contestant on the TV show Survivor-Vanuatu. Seated at the table are John Shockey, Saundra Sellers, Tommy Sellers, and Dr. Charles Jackson (Mar., '05)
Ashley (grey) innocently touches Misty while they snooze
Never one to pose, Cindy is caught off guard for a moment
Misty takes her turn on the laptop to hack out some email to relatives in Palm Beach. She's not as smart as it appears. She still has to use Spell-Check a lot.
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