One more birthday celebration

Gail and Kate Anne
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Gail and Kate Anne: find time for some personal peace and fun. Accentuating the positive creates a positive vibration which helps heal the world. [Read Dr. Wayne Dyer's Being in Balance and join us in being the answer.] Gail took me to Teodora Restaurant at 141 E. 57th in New York City -- try their salmon!

Flowers and more celebration

Birthday tulips

Michael Dylan and Gina sent Mom Kat tulips.


Birthday roses

Krista had given Mom Kat roses.


Kate Anne, Joan, and Jane

And on Saturday night Joan Pagan and Jane Levy took Kate Anne to ANOTHER restaurant, this time the wonderful Italian restaurant, Trattoria L'Incontro, 21-76 31st Street in Astoria, Queens, New York City.

Adieu, Mac

Adieu Mac
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The year has begun with a time of grieving: Mac Cat died on Jan. 2nd. Officially MacTangelo, this little orange-taffy colored tiger came into my life the same day as my first Mac computer, August of 1994. Long in the tooth, but very beloved, this little rescued animal has been a joy and a blessing. This may be the final picture I took of him, a simple cell camera shot. For more of Mac's pictures check out the Mac tag on my Flickr pictures. But no picture can capture his true specialness in my life. Adieu, sweet Mac.

Go Browns!

Go Browns!
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Kat and Krista were out having fun. Such good friends! Krista is like my other daughter, a sister to my Katerina Lyn. (They emailed me this picture.)

Munchkin 2008 - 2

Munchkin 2008 - 2
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Munchkin needs her New Year's party close-up. Guess we did her in!

Munchkin 2008

Munchkin 2008
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Munchkin pooped out after watching us ring in the New Year. What a sweet dog!

Our tree Rocks 2!

Our tree Rocks 2!
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This is the artistic shot of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Maybe.

Our tree Rocks!

Our tree Rocks!
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The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is a must see for New Yorkers at the holidays. Ta dah!

The Important Small Stuff

So often while listening to a podcast or a radio show, or reading blogs, books, newspapers or mail, I want to jot down some important little factoid to act upon later and/or share with my friends and family. Perhaps this will be a way of capturing items before they are lost on post-its or down the memory hole. And pictures, too. I've been busy updating my Flickr pages with pictures taken while marching with my Fellowship of Reconciliation friends during the Oct. 27th peace march in NYC (and 10 other cities). Despite the lack of corporate mainstream media attention, it did happen. Check out my Fall Out for Peace set.

Ed McManus, Ethan Vesely-Flad and Kate Anne