Seven stories about Celeste (8/16/08)

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Little surfer girl:






Choosing a hotel in Santa Monica:






Auditioning for Baywatch at Zuma Beach






At the Millikan library, getting a sip of water before slipping back into the stacks to research the origins of the cosmological constant:






In Monterey, out sniffing for jellyfish:






Lounging in Pacific Grove:






Pricing real estate at Carmel:






Bathing at Big Sur:






Making the acquaintance of a Large Tree:






Back in Monterey hanging with the seals:






Discovering the Meaning of Life [which, we perceive, is mainly about cruising the Coast Highway south of Carmel with the top down]:








Self-portrait of the artist in his motel room:






Tashi in Park City with Dottie, preparing to go forth and teach rich people how to ski:






Absorbing a bit of sage advice:






Sampling the local vintage:






And again, on Dottie’s porch:






Sleeping through Wyoming [the rational choice]:






And back in Boulder Creek:




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Pasadena, capital of the nineteenth century (4/6/08)

Tashi.