July 14, 2023

I'm not sure how we're supposed to celebrate Bastille Day.  I guess you could start with French Toast, gobble some French Fries for lunch, and have a nice bowl of French Onion Soup for dinner.

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Don't cough up your Swanson TV dinner tonight.  The NBC 7 folks came out to the house Wednesday and interviewed me about the history of Pacific Beach.  I guess they'll show a snippet this evening.  No, I don't know what time.

In his most recent Outdoors column, Ernie Cowan writes about the behaviors of the phainopepla, which is apparently not capitalized.  Click HERE for an education.

It's been awhile since I was able to snag a photo off the Vintage San Diego Facebook page.  This week we've got a snazzy shot taken in Lemon Grove around 1961.  Click HERE for an enlargement with some details.

Gary and Linda Bagley Gilmore are putting together a memory book for their grandkids, and were hoping I had photos of Andy's Diner (or was it Andy's Saloon).  No such luck, but I did find a couple of articles in the Union-Tribune archives and have added them to the Andy's Diner page.  Click HERE and have a look.

Rick Middlested ’64 passed away of a sudden cardiac arrest on June 22, 2023.   He was a finish carpenter, then became a locksmith and was self-employed.  He retired and moved to Mariposa, California in 2005, where he built a beautiful home and horse facility.  In 2020, he moved to Chino Valley, Arizona where he lived out his remaining life.  He was an Eagle Scout, enjoyed hunting with his dad, competition shooting, and fishing.  Everywhere he lived, he made long-lasting friends. His proudest achievement was volunteering with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, where he worked for almost thirty years and and retired as Commander of over 200 reserves

Donald Ward ’68 died July 5, 2023.  He was born in San Francisco, and was part of ROTC at Crawford.  After graduation, he joined the Air Force and was sent to Phù Cát Air Base in Vietnam. Don loved his Harleys and taught me how to shoot. Don was a quiet man and friend to many people. He was a friend of my husband Bill Wolf since junior high, and my friend since 1966.  He leaves behind his siblings and his wife, and will be greatly missed -- Kat Lally Wolf ’68