Main and Court, Visalia from about 1863. Perhaps the earliest photograph of Visalia. Looking east from just west of the intersection.
The same intersection today. Would any Visalians of the first picture recognize their town?
What Difference A Few Years Can Make
September 10, 2010
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Oakland Threw Me A Birthday Party!
September 6, 2010
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How’s this for a birthday bash? Oakland’s gay community got together and decided to throw a big street party in honor of my birthday!
Such thoughtful folks! And so many adorable men! Even Chaka Khan was there!
Sorry about the audio, iPhones just can’t handle loud bass. Or just plain loud, for that matter.
Here are some random pictures from the day…
It Was 1976… it could have been worse!
September 1, 2010
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June, 1976 Senior Prom
About to leave to go pick up my date.
All I can say is the model in the tux catalog looked really good.
We didn’t go in my truck.
Boy, I wish I could go back and talk to this kid for a few minutes!
Oh… look at that hair! 
Oak Tree Fail
August 28, 2010
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Saturday morning, 3am. We’re walking out of the dispatch center, heading to our cars, when we hear a loud cracking noise, splintering, and a huge crash. The oak tree in the middle of Woodland Drive lost a section of branches to gravity. Fortunately, no one was near the tree when the limbs dropped. I suspect we’ll soon see the removal of this tree, as the City of Visalia moves to “protect public safety” (read: limit city liability). A tree in the middle of Demaree Road was removed a couple of years ago, and I’m certain this one will be also, now. It’s a shame, they’re majestic trees, but paving over their root system is a death sentence, even if it takes decades to kill them.
Cumulonimbus Cloud Over Africa
August 9, 2010
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Shopping
June 28, 2010
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Someone snapped a picture recently, and purports it to be me. I can neither confirm nor deny any factual content in this image.
Hot Men? Playing In Their Underwear? What is this “soccer”??
June 23, 2010
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So, apparently, there’s this game where a bunch of hot men play in their underwear, in front of thousands? How have I missed this? I’ve heard about some game “soccer moms” take their kids to, in the mini-van, but it’s surely not this, is it?
Apparently this guy, Landon Donovan had an important goal in the game today. From what I’m hearing, maybe the winning one? Well, that’s good, right? So after the jump, there’s a couple more of him. Just because.
Terrible Geek – Gulf Spill Visible From Space
June 21, 2010
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Taken June 19,2010 by NASA’s Terra satellite. NASA page here, and a large JPEG image, 10 MB, here.
I think this gives a much better view of the damage that’s been done, and will be done, in the Gulf. Images from the ground, as terrible as they are sometimes, never allow you to see the scope of the disaster. We’ve killed half the Gulf of Mexico, and more to come.
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Gods of the Stadium
September 9, 2010
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Ok. It’s official. My favorite sport is rugby. Don’t know a thing about it, and don’t care that I don’t.
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