Category Archives: Street Fairs

Activism, Nature, Street Fairs

Winged Migration 2026

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Shea and I visited the Winged Migration Expo yesterday on Mare Island. There were lots of things to see and do, including live bats and a disabled woodpecker who is in human captivity because she cannot be released with much chance of survival. It was nice to run into several activists that I’ve met over the years I’ve been here in Vallejo. There are so many good people trying to improve the world, while so much chaos is unfolding in other parts of the country that need to be addressed. What a dark time it is. I needed to be around people who are looking forward to a normal world where we will try to make life better for each other, animals, and our environment.

I went up to the booth and said that I had ordered tickets a while back and started looking for my name on a list, but then they told me that it was free, so I must have gotten it confused with another reservation I made. 🙂

Holidays, Media Appearances, Street Fairs

My Vallejo Weekly Debut

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I think I’ve made my Vallejo Weekly debut! It’s not the clearest photo, but some of us from the Madhatter Parade are in one of the pictures in this “centerfold.” This city-issued magazine is released every Thursday, and it’s always got great content! I’m very proud that Vallejo has such a great newsletter. In the first picture, I’m the elf on the left. It’s sort of a profile, which I can tell because my “elf shoes” were practically falling off my Sketchers.

Activism, Fire, HSNB, Pets, Street Fairs, Vallejo

Vallejo Fest 2025

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This is a very special photograph from today’s Vallejo Fest, where Shea and I tabled for a few hours on behalf of the Humane Society of the North Bay. This fireman, who was helping us sell a fundraising 2026 calendar with Vallejo Firefighters and HSNB dogs, posed with Snoopy and me. He saved Snoopy (foster dog Peaches was also brought out to me, but it might have been from another fireman) when, sadly, five of my dogs died that horrible day. He understood that I have very foggy memories of that day, which was the worst day of my life, but he was so kind to Snoopy and me today. The story is mentioned in the November 2026 picture on the calendar that they posed for.

In previous years it was called Vallejo Waterfront Weekend, but this year it’s one day.

This media for the event is also special because it has our foster Marshall on the cover!

Generally the second day (Sundays) in years past was very slow. It’s a fundraiser for many non-profits here in Vallejo.

Combined video that Shea and I took at Vallejo Fest.

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Bears, Gay, Street Fairs, Travel

Lazybear Nightlife

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Nightlife this week at Lazybear in Guerneville.

We’re not kidding when we say we have “box office seats” from the patio of the room we rent at the resort when it comes to events that take place during Lazybear. Here is Shea comfortably in our unit while John Waters’ 1988 Hairspray begins.

Gay, Pride, San Francisco, Street Fairs

San Francisco Pride 2025

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We made it to San Francisco Pride yesterday. This year we were smarter. We took BART most of the way to shorten the trip and make it as comfortable as possible with as few modes of transportation as we could take. I love the rainbow “Dog Dad” baseball cap I bought there. I can imagine places where I will wear it to start a conversation.

Unfortunately not everyone got the memo that street fairs are smokefree, so we didn’t stay long in front of city hall. I wasn’t in the mood to be confrontational during such a festive event, but I did take note of how entitled these people are to take away the fresh air of other people. While the enemy is the industry, some people still lack common courtesy.

It was wonderful to run into our sweet friend Neeraj, who we can always count on being anywhere there is two-stepping! Since it had been a year since Shea and I last two-stepped ourselves, I knew I would be useless on the floor this time. We should practice more.