Entries from Dan Melson's Website tagged with 'personal'

Caught Doing Good!

Meant to upload this a few days ago, but I had been having internet difficulties so it got delayed. This year, my elder daughter got Presidential Awards for both the English and Mathematics portions of the big test the...

Disneyland Trip

Just so you know why I haven't written new articles over this weekend, here is my trip report. Didn't take a huge number of pictures - mostly we were busy having fun. The World's Only Perfect Woman and our...

The Best Santa Claus

My girls have been going to see this guy since 2000, when Hilda was nine months old. He was in the Parkway Plaza Sears for years, then they decided to do something else, but he never had a contract, so...

Notice: I Am No Longer Affiliated with Mortgages Unzipped

I informed Zillow and their Mortgages Unzipped site that I was withdrawing as a contributor more than 24 hours ago, and that they no longer have my permission or endorsement to use my image, my name, or anything about...

Julia Jumps Into The Tub With Ramona

One of those moments you can't plan and can't stage: Ramona was taking her bath last night when Julia (our dachshund) evidently decided that she was dirty. Either that, or she just wanted into the bubble bath to play with...

Consumer Articles: Week in Review July 20th, 2008. Health Returning but Dead Dog

The tooth was taken out on Wednesday, as I said on my other site, and completely forgot to add here. Bleeding stopped Thursday, I have graduated down from Vicodin to Ibuprofen as of Thursday evening. Since Ibuprofen doesn't hit me...

Mellon

Just got home from running a couple of errands, and when we got back, Mellon was dead. She was fifteen years old, and not in good health, so I'm not all that surprised, but it is like losing a family...

Daughter Caught Doing Well!

I'm very proud of Hilda, who earned an Advanced Level Presidential Award!...

New Family Member!

I need to show her off to someone! My wife and I had decided to hold off on a puppy due to some peripheral concerns, but she approached me earlier in the week and said, "Hilda needs a dog." So...

San Diego County Fire Information October 28, 2007

Governor to Scammers, Looters: 'You WILL Pay' "We are also going after the scam artists, price gougers, and shady contractors and anyone else going after anyone else who preys on people hurt by these fires," he said. "We are as...

San Diego County Fire Information October 27, 2007

9:28 a.m. The community of Deerhorn Valley has been reopened to residents only. Residents must enter from the west side of Hwy. 94 Honey Springs Road is closed to traffic just north of Deerhorn Road. 9:41 a.m. Evacuation Orders...

San Diego County Fires October 26th 2007 (UPDATE 2 1710)

(I will be making occasional updates over the day. Questions or information, email danmelson (at) the domain name or comment) Dale Franks of Q and O went to see results of the Witch Fire up close and personal on Wednesday...

San Diego County Fires October 25, 2007 (UPDATE 4 2010)

making updates to this post today, same as yesterday Scroll down. If you have something to tell me, comment or email danmelson (at) the domain name). Wildfires spread but 'we've turned the corner' No homes were lost Wednesday in San...

San Diego County Fire Information October 24th 2007 (UPDATE 5 1950)

(I'll be making updates to this post today, same as yesterday Scroll down. If you have something to tell me, comment or email danmelson (at) the domain name). Got an email from a friend of mine. His sister and her...

San Diego County Fires October 23, 2007 (UPDATED 1955)

(I'll be making updates to this post today, same as yesterday Scroll down. If you have something to tell me, comment or email danmelson (at) the domain name). 10-23-07 3:12 a.m. Mandatory reverse 911 calls have been issued for North...

San Diego County On Fire(UPDATED 20:30)

(Updates below. you can email me at danmelson (at) the domain name. I am at the office working on some client files, so I might not get it and respond right away, but I will get to it as quick...

Featured on Channel 10!

I was interviewed by Channel 10 news about the local real estate market yesterday (September 19th). I actually watched their 5:30 news, and it came across pretty well. They went so far as to mention my locally oriented website. Here's...

House Thing

November 18, 1992 to January 6, 2007 Thing was a gift to me from my step-mother, but it would be more accurate to say that he gave himself freely. He spent fourteen years, fifty days in the little shell that...