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That was my youngest daughter after graduation outside the Florida stadium. We are driving today. I'll post a couple pics later.

Three kids through college, and one to go. He heads back to Auburn at noon for finals, then he's back in CA for the summer.

I picked up Abigail yesterday and she is even more of a sweetheart than I thought!

Dogs are a great invention.

News says bin laden has been killed.

He is just beginning to pay off a huge karma debt.

This was with my iPhone, and obviously blurry. My wife has far better pics on her SLR. The graduation was in the basketball arena at The University of Florida. It was pretty cool to see the "walk across the stage" in all four corners.

My wife got a bit sentimental when she realized that by happenstance our kid walked across the stage together with the first girl she met on her first day of orientation at The University of Florida.

The girl was born in Yugoslovia, and her Mom and my wife were in regular communication during the first year. Her Mom was learning a bit about the US college experience with her first born, and was also learning much about American culture at the same time. My daughter and this girl were roommates the first year.

My 3rd kid to make it through college.

Three down, one to go.

By the way, in the photo she is standing in the area of the commemorative brick my wife arranged. It's on the walkway of "The Gator Walk" before home football games on fall Saturdays.

My remaining kid in college in Alabama is doing sort of a modified "freedom ride."

Well, not really, but he is hopping a bus to go try to help the tornado victims and damage in Tuscaloosa.

His finals all finished this past Monday and opted to take a couple days to go with some other Auburn students to Tuscaloosa to lend whatever cleanup hand they can. He's the same kid who went to the New Orleans area after Katrina.

I'd share more about him here now (and his girlfriend of the day), but my wife has them on her SLR and has not had opportunity to send them along yet.

Of all the pics my wife took the past few days, the one's she is most photographically proud of involve wild life. I had her on the end of the Naples FL pier as a number of dolphins opted to pay a raucous visit.

She has another photo she caught of a happy pelican who dove the surf and came out with a fish at least 12 inches long. We were casual dining (oysters and shrimp for .25 each and cold beer) on the roof of a tacky 8 story beachside motel) when we witnessed the National Geographic moment.

After securing his catch, the pelican flew above the 8 story motel circling us as if saying "look at me! look at what I caught."

At least the way I took it.

You must be proud Cali, contrat's!

Good for you, Cali. Your little girl is as cute as she is smart. I'm sure you are proud.

Thanks UD and HB. Yep, sure proud of the kids and both my wives....



I'm on my way to lunch in SF, then scooting to the Tribe game for batting practice.

Bring us luck, Cali. You sure are bringing your kids some. I bet you are one proud Daddy!

Thanks, Donna. I just got lucky with kids that can run on auto pilot and stay between the guard rails....

BTW, I just picked up a ticket for the Thursday game in my fave section. First row on the field by our pen. Sunscreen required.

12:35 first pitch.