Flashes from the small world of Samuel Johnson.
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In September we went to Captiva Island, Florida for a wedding. It was awesome.
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Sam's summer and fall, 2000 |
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Sam goes to Barbados. Returns to San Diego and hurls in front of famous surfer 11.99 |
In October, 1999, Sam made the long trip from San Diego to Barbados.
Shortly after returning from Barbados, Sam went with mom and dad to his first ever movie. It was an intellectual affair: the world premier of Taylor Steele's latest surf flick, Loose Change. While in line outside Encinitas, California's La Paloma theater, Sam barfed. Poor dad; Sam just happened to be on pop's shoulders when the hurl urge hit. After watching the barf bounce off dad's head and onto the shorts of an unsuspecting surfer, some cad in the crowd behind chipped in this gem: "If ever their was a commercial for birth control, that was it." But wait, it gets better. Sam then had a second puke, also off Dad's head. After mopping up as best as possible with a handful of Starbucks napkins, dad looked around and said, "I told the kid not to drink so much beer." It just so happened that world-famous Australian surfing legend Peter Townend was in line behind us. The event inspired PT to regale us with a few tales of raising his own trio of offspring in the wilds of Huntington Beach. So there you have it, at 21 months Sam goes to his first movie and spews in full view of Peter Townend. |
April,
1999 found Sam on the Big Island of Hawaii (Photos to come). In March
and April, he made trips to California's Anza Borrego desert and he
revisited Mammoth Mountain for some early spring skiing. In May, Sam
made his first trip to the San Diego Zoo.
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Sam goes to Mammoth Mountain 12.98-1.99 |
In December and January, Sam made a gigantic loop through California:
San Diego to San Jose for Christmas. |
San Francisco for a conference with mom and dad. Then on Mammoth Mountain
for a week of skiing.
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Sam goes to Yosemite July, 1998 |
Glacier Point.
Tuolomne Meadows. Tioga
Pass. Yosemite
Falls. Giant Sequoia Grove. Half
Dome. Like a blurry-eyed Japanese tourist on a whirlwind California
tour, Sam saw California's most fulgurant treasure. While in Yosemite
Sam had his first night
in a tent. |
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The day after attending his Uncle Russell and Aunt Amber Johnson's wedding, Sam thought it best to get mobile, so he began to crawl. A week later he was pulling himself to his feet in his crib and playpen. Either a Narcissus or a self-deprecator, Samuel is also fond of standing up and laughing at himself in the mirror. |
Sam crawls 8.2.98 |
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Teeth—youch! July, 1998 |
In late July a tooth poked through Sam's naked gums. A few days later a companion chomper came ripping up to let Sam know that life isn't going to be all titty sucking and nap time. Sam now frequently reminds his parents at 3:30 in the morning that they do indeed have a son. |
| Previous issues of News of
Sam: January, 1998 - June, 1998 |
