Not Worth the Effort

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61648892009-12-07T12:34:32.995-08:00Not Worth the EffortJohn Graf's web logjgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-79460450971188509602009-12-07T12:32:00.000-08:002009-12-07T12:34:33.202-08:00See me on Facebook

You may have noticed that I'm not posting things here any more. I've found that it is too difficult updating the blog and Facebook, so Facebook wins. You can find me at http://www.facebook.com/john.graf. I am also on Twitter, but I don't post much there: http://www.twitter.com/jgraf.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-75333152537744299072009-10-23T12:00:00.001-07:002009-10-23T12:00:31.102-07:00Suzy's Baptism Reception

Cutting the cake at the party after Suzy's baptism.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-12541914656947171252009-08-17T09:49:00.000-07:002009-08-18T11:10:39.500-07:00Suzanna Teresa Graf

Suzanna Teresa Graf arrived at 12:43am on Sunday, August 16.She was 7 lbs. 11 oz. and 20 inches long.Mom is tired but recovering well.More pictures here.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-91333488143025774942009-06-25T10:13:00.001-07:002009-06-25T10:21:02.021-07:00Thomas's Team Wins the Tournament of Champions

Thomas's Little League team completed an incredible season on Tuesday by winning the District 32 Tournament of Champions. The championship game was a rematch with the Scripps Ranch team that we beat in our own tournament. Thomas's final at bat of the season was a long 2-RBI single that hit the fence.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-59374839166389673312009-06-09T13:10:00.001-07:002009-06-09T13:10:28.730-07:00Video Tour of our Venice Apartment

From the archives... our apartment near Campo San Polo.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-87772072432700581442009-05-21T10:56:00.000-07:002009-05-21T10:59:55.484-07:00Thomas Powers His Team to Victory

Thomas helped his Little League team to an 11-10 comeback victory last night with a 2-run double off the center field fence. The boys were down 9-1 after 2 innings. This was their first playoff game!

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-35695357455138390462009-05-20T13:56:00.000-07:002009-05-20T13:58:57.461-07:00Padres vs. Reds

A friend gave us his premier season tickets for the Padres game on May 17. They were incredible seats AND the Padres beat the Reds 3-1! More photos here.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-43178958213574198892009-05-08T20:13:00.001-07:002009-05-08T20:13:42.424-07:00Cindy's School Play

Cindy's acting debut was today: one of Cinderella's mice.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-22714856106311317462009-04-18T14:42:00.001-07:002009-04-18T14:42:16.355-07:00Gadget's Go Coaster

Here's a ride video taken on Sophie's 15th birthday. Stephanie and Sophie are in the first car (Stephanie is the one screaming the most).

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-45549579824105372662009-04-16T21:53:00.001-07:002009-04-16T21:53:17.181-07:00Peanut Butter and Jelly

Sophie filmed Anthony's first attempt at making his own peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Sorry for the length, but it really is quite entertaining.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-33053681076228139242009-03-29T21:44:00.000-07:002009-04-14T10:24:51.658-07:00Solana Beach Masters Meet

Yesterday I swam in the Solana Beach Masters short course swim meet. This was my first meet since last year's Pancake Pentathlon and I am older and slower now. I still did OK in my age group, though (place is in parentheses):50 Fly - 28.65 (1st)100 IM - 1:04.45 (2nd)100 Breast - 1:10.41 (1st)50 Breast - 31.48 (1st)I missed the 50 free because it was sandwiched between the 100 IM and the 100

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-67596293431506509872009-03-21T14:43:00.001-07:002009-03-21T14:43:26.418-07:00Cindy and Anthony Receive St. Patrick's Day Cards

Cindy and Anthony were very excited to receive St. Patrick's Day cards from Mamere.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-86173104272774090472009-02-20T12:18:00.000-08:002009-02-20T12:36:02.116-08:00Songs from the Attic

I found an old tape of the Catholic High Jazz Band's performance at the 1985 Loyola Jazz Festival. This was the first year that CHS had a jazz band and our first competition. If I recall correctly, we got straight ones.I ripped the cassette to MP3 files and have posted them here for your listening pleasure. You can save each MP3 file to your PC by right clicking it and selecting "Save target as

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-52497745939230040052009-02-11T19:00:00.000-08:002009-02-11T19:01:18.975-08:00Number Five

It's true! Jennifer is due August 13th!

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-19223144407288845782009-02-02T11:10:00.000-08:002009-02-04T23:05:53.544-08:00Anthony Goes to Pre-K

Anthony started Pre-K at Notre Dame Academy (Thomas' school) this week. A spot opened up and Anthony said he wanted to go so we grabbed it. So far, so good. Here are some pictures from his first day.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-38925246761357838172009-01-22T08:40:00.000-08:002009-01-22T08:47:13.475-08:00New Harp

We bought Sophie a pedal harp over the holidays at the Salvi showroom in Anaheim. It's a Daphne 47EX. Here are a few pictures.She doesn't have to pay us back, but she does have to earn a scholarship with it!

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-12507572027254491522009-01-08T09:15:00.000-08:002009-01-08T09:15:04.288-08:00Christmas 2008 Photos

Here are some photos from Christmas.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-10015774993083420182008-12-30T23:12:00.000-08:002008-12-30T23:18:45.961-08:00Rice Wins a Bowl Game!

The Rice Owls won their first bowl game in 50 years tonight, defeating powerhouse Western Michigan 38-14 in the Texas Bowl. I went to the San Diego Alumni game-watching party at Oggi's.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-58622864104255317232008-12-08T10:51:00.001-08:002008-12-08T10:56:26.537-08:00Hipster PDA Mini

Hipster PDA MiniOriginally uploaded by jgrafHere is the latest addition to my toolkit for Getting Things Done. I use this to collect things for my inbox while out and about (or away from a computer). I still manage all my lists with Vitalist. Check out the original idea for the Hipster PDA.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-91210408283513827382008-10-08T18:24:00.001-07:002008-12-08T10:57:18.844-08:00Sophie On Stage Again

Sophie got another job, although she didn't get paid this time. She played at the St. Gregory the Great gala during the silent auction.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-12218951795479789412008-09-28T11:19:00.001-07:002008-09-28T11:22:42.222-07:00Sophie Plays in a Wedding

Sophie had her first opportunity to get paid as a harpist yesterday (Saturday). She played for 20 minutes before a wedding. She got the job through her Grandma Jo who played the piano for the wedding.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-60595205980470047922008-09-28T11:18:00.000-07:002008-09-28T11:18:56.015-07:00Rice handles North Texas 77-20

This is unbelievable!

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-91886857607910220892008-09-11T07:07:00.000-07:002008-09-28T11:17:06.172-07:00La Jolla Rough Water Swim

I swam the 1 mile event at the La Jolla Rough Water Swim again this year after skipping it last year. My time was 27:11 which was fairly decent. Here are the full results.

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-8642646455060265422008-08-15T21:44:00.000-07:002008-08-16T16:00:52.828-07:00Papa Grows Funk in San Diego

I finally got to see John Gros's band, Papa Grows Funk. They played here in San Diego for the first time on Wednesday night at a club called Winston's. Before the show, I had dinner with John, Mike Bergeron (pictured), and two other friends of John's that live in Carlsbad. The show was great. It was a good size crowd to start with but "Papa" John really had them eating out of his hand after

jgrafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463529127873902561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164889.post-56397164325198836892008-07-18T17:16:00.003-07:002008-07-18T17:16:22.587-07:00Cinderella's Slipper

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