Back in 1984, I left a bag loaded with thousands of dollars of camera equipment along side a country road in Austria. I had just photographed some amazing views of the Austrian Alps before moving on to photograph some castles in Germany. About an hour later (and 50 miles of treacherous, mountainous roads) I realized […]
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Will this show take another “shot” at Cleveland – portraying our fair city as the “Mistake-on-the-Lake”? Or will Cleveland be shown as a cool place to live? “This show is going to end up being, I believe, a love letter to Cleveland,” Valerie Bertinelli said during a telephone interview. “This is our way of paying homage
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The Mocha Monkey has been doing some serious travelling lately. After visiting San Francisco and then Cleveland for my daughter’s wedding – he took off for Washington, D.C. for a visit with President Obama. Unfortunately, the President didn’t know that MM was coming. MM sat outside the White House for two days before giving up.
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My daughter, Danielle, married her best friend on Saturday. It was a GREAT day of celebration as she became the new Mrs. Jon Filipkowski. Not even the rain could spoil the love and emotion felt by everyone on this special day. May your marriage be blessed with a lifetime of love.
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Saturday in San Francisco included a stop in China Town. The Mocha Monkey found a store offering the most “heavenly” of foods and immediately made himself at home. Check back often to read about other San Francisco adventures of the Mocha Monkey.
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The Mocha Monkey scarfed down half my Grand Slam at Denny’s (at 5 a.m.!) before heading out toward San Francisco on Saturday. We then burned a lot of “shoe leather” hiking up-and-down the streets (hills) of San Francisco. I knew the city was built on hills but I never knew how STEEP they were! Check
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Late Friday, the Mocha Monkey nearly fell off a cliff along California Highway 1 between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. Apparently trying to get a closer look at the Pacific Ocean, he got too close to the edge of the rocks and slipped. After he called out that he was in trouble, I immediately pulled him to safety.
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The Mocha Monkey and I took in some sites at Chicago O’Hare International Airport enroute to San Francisco on Friday. Check back often to see what the Mocha Monkey gets into while visiting the San Francisco area.
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I’m flying to San Francisco to photograph Alcatraz and other historic sites for a photo book of America’s greatest destinations. I don’t know that I’ll actually have any Rice-A-Roni with the amazing international food choices available there.
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Here’s an inspiring excerpt I read from God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours by Regina Brett. Graduates: Go after your own grail with gusto The parents are starting to panic. As college seniors prepare to graduate, their loved ones call and write me for advice: My daughter, my son, is graduating
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